Palearctic realm

Biogeographic realm covering most of Eurasia

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2025
Sahara
A genetic study sequenced individuals from Takarkori (7,000 years before present), revealing a distinct North African ancestral lineage previously unknown. The study challenged previous interpretations about population movements in the Green Sahara period.
2018
Evarcha michailovi
Prószyński revisited the taxonomy of the species and retained it in a truncated Evarcha genus, creating controversy about the genus's classification.
2015
Evarcha michailovi
In Wayne Maddison's phylogenetic study, the genus Evarcha was moved to the subtribe Plexippina.

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