Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Galapa bella (Gertsch & Peck, 1992)

Littoral zone and lower Arid zone.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Araneae

Superfamily
Pholcoidea

Family
Pholcidae

Genus
Galapa

Species
bella

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Distribution: Only known from Galápagos. Galápagos distribution: Genovesa, N. Plaza, Pinta, Santa Cruz, S. Plaza.

References

  • Baert, L.L. Maelfait, J.-P. (2000) Check List of the Described Spider Species of the Galápagos Archipelago (Araneae). Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Entomol. 70: 243-245.
  • Baert, L.L. Malfait, J.-P., Hendrickx, F. & Desender, K. (2008) Distribution and Habitat Preference of the Spiders (Araneae) of Galápagos. Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Entomol. 78: 39-111.
  • Buchholz, S. Baert, L., Rodríguez, J., E Causton, C., & Jäger, H. (2020) Spiders in Galapagos–diversity, biogeography and origin. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130(1), 41-48.
  • Yuan, Yao-Wu Mabberley, D., Steane, D. A., Olmstead, R. (2010) Further disintegration and redefinition of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae): Implications for the understanding of the evolution of an intriguing breeding strategy TAXON 59 (1) • February 2010: 125–133

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"Galapagos Species Database, Galapa bella", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11945. Accessed 15 December 2025.