Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Achaearanea hirta (Taczanowski, 1873);

Origin: Native

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

Distribution: Distribution: Panama to Argentina. Galápagos distribution: Bartolomé, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela (from Cerro Azul up to V. Darwin), Marchena, Pinta, Pinzón, Rábida, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago (Baert et al., 2023).

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