Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Theridion melanostictum
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Superfamily
Araneoidea
Family
Theridiidae
Genus
Theridion
Species
melanostictum
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2010
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
- Baert, L. Van Keer, J., Wauters, N. (2016) The spider Theridion melanostictum (Araneae, Aheridiidae), a recent introduction to Galapagos?. Galapagos Research 68:13-14
- 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.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Theridion melanostictum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18549. Accessed 1 November 2026.