Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Smeringopus pallidus
Araña fólcida, Pale daddy-long-leg
Found in numerous localities on Santa Cruz Island, often in high densities. Has possibly displaced the endemic pholcid Aymaria jarmila in caves. Requires further surveys to understand threat to Galapagos biodiversity.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Chelicerata
Order
Araneae
Family
Pholcidae
Genus
Smeringopus
Species
pallidus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2019
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Under watch
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz
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- Huber, B. Acurio, A.E. (2019) Reporte Técnico de Campo del Proyecto Arañas de la familia Pholcidae en las Islas Galápagos: un análisis de especies nativas y exóticas N° PC-58-19 Huber, B. & Acurio, A.E. (2019) Reporte Técnico de Campo del Proyecto Arañas de la familia Pholcidae en las Islas Galápagos: un análisis de especies nativas y exóticas N° PC-58-19. Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos
- Huber, B.A. Acurio, A.E. (2022) Are introduced spiders displacing native species on Galápagos? Observations on pholcid spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae Arachnology, 19:191-198
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"Galapagos Species Database, Smeringopus pallidus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18805. Accessed 1 November 2026.