Galapagos Species Database

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

Faiditus atopus (Chamberlin & Ivie 1936)

In addition to checklist from 2014 (Buchholz et al., 2020)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Araneae

Superfamily
Araneoidea

Family
Theridiidae

Genus
Faiditus

Species
atopus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

  • 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.
  • Chamberlin, R. V. Ivie, W. (1936) New spiders from Mexico and Panama. Bulletin of the University of Utah, 27(5), 1-103.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Faiditus atopus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20440. Accessed 5 November 2026.