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Hogna galapagoensis (Banks, 1902)

Lives in the Fern-sedge zone, also called Pampa zone, at altitudes above 600m. It can sometimes also occur in the Miconia and Scalesia zones (forests) beneath 600m on Isla Santa Cruz. A few specimens are recorded from lower elevations near the coast and in the Culture zone (literature data).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Araneae

Superfamily
Lycosoidea

Family
Lycosidae

Genus
Hogna

Species
galapagoensis

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: Isabela (Cerro Azul, V. Alcedo), Pinzón, Rábida, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

References

  • 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.
  • Baert, L.L. Maelfait, J.-P. (1997) Taxonomy, distribution and ecology of lycosid spiders occurring on the Santa Cruz island, Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Proc. 16th Europ. Coll. Arachnol.: 1-11.
  • 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. Maelfait, J-P. & Hendrickx, F. (2008) The Wolf Spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the Galápagos Archipelago. Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Entomol. 78: 5-37.
  • 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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