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Sitticus tenebricus Galiano & Baert, 1990

Littoral zone on Santa Cruz; Bursera forest on Volcán Alcedo (North Isabela); xerophilic summit vegetation on Cerro Azul (South Isabela).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Araneae

Superfamily
Salticoidea

Family
Salticidae

Genus
Sitticus

Species
tenebricus

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: Floreana, Isabela (Cerro Azul, V. Alcedo), Marchena, pinta, Rábida, Santa Cruz, S. Plaza.

References

  • Baert, L. Jean-Pierre Maelfait, Konjev Desender, Frederik Hendrickx (2023) Updated checklist, origin, distribution, literature and genital drawings of the spiders of the Galápagos Islands Belgian Journal of Entomology 142: 1–188.
  • 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.
  • Galiano, M.E. Baert, L. (1990) Distribution of the Galápagoan salticid species with the description of three new Sitticus speices (Araneae, Salticidae). Bulletin de L'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 60: 123-132.

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