Talk:Evarcha prosimilis/GA1

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Nominator: Simongraham (talk · contribs) 20:21, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 00:59, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have a look now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 00:59, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, we need images. There seem to be free images available, particularly from Inaturalist. See here: [1]
What about common names? Inaturalist uses the name "Common Evarcha Jumping Spider".
Evarcha prosimilis is a species of jumping spider in the genus Evarcha – Remove "in the genus Evarcha". Those who know what a genus is already know that it is in that genus based on the species name.
an abdomen that is between 1.7 and 3.2 mm (0.07 and 0.13 in). – in length? In width?
The female has a larger abdomen than the male that has – Grammar seems wrong. Which "has"? The male or female?
the species Evarcha similis.[2] That description was based on a female found in 1996.[3] It was one of over 500 species identified by Wesołowska – is that still all about E. similis?
What does "identified" mean in the quote above? It does not mean "named" or "described", or?
A cladogram in the taxonomy section would help, if one has been published.
As well as in plant litter found under Podocarpus trees, – Where does "as well as" relate to here? Something missing?
while the hatchlings are young. – Are there hatchlings that are not young?

Sources I checked the main source (Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008).

retreats between two leaves sown together. – quite closley paraphrased, suggest re-wording.
low-lying vegetation – source doesn't say that the vegetation is lying on the ground, it just says "low vegetation".
the male holotype was discovered in a house in Zimbabwe in 1999. – Source does not say that the holotype is from Zimbabwe, or am I missing something?

Assessment: I made some copy edits to the text directly. You could be a little more careful with close paraphrasing. The spot checks showed several possible minor issues, but nothing outrageous. As far as the above items are addressed, I can promote this. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 01:52, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]