Evarcha russellsmithi is a species of jumping spider that was first described by Wanda Wesołowska and Beata Tomasiewicz in 2008.

[1] It was one of over 500 species identified by the Polish arachnologist Wesołowska during her career, making her one of the most prolific authors in the field.

[4] In 1976, Jerzy Prószyński placed the genus in the subfamily Pelleninae of the family Plexippoida, along with the genera Bianor and Pellenes.

[5] In Wayne Maddison's 2015 study of spider phylogenetic classification, the genus Evarcha was moved to the subtribe Plexippina.

The spider's body is divided into two main parts: a larger, almost rectangular cephalothorax and a smaller, rounded, almost pod-like abdomen.

The top is covered in brownish and whiteish hairs, amongst which are a scattering of long brown bristles.

[11] The underside is greyish brown with four rows of yellow dots stretching down it from towards the front rearwards.

[11] The female has a relatively small epigyne with simple copulatory openings situated in a central depression and a groove to the rear.

[11] Evarcha spiders live across the world, although those found in North America may be accidental migrants.

The spider lives amongst Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets amongst woodland dominated by Acacia and Commiphora species.