The faunistic study on the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Quito and Galapagos Islands was carried out from 1st to 18th Aug. 2000. During the survey period, 50 species of 48 genera belonging to 22 families (include 1 undetermined species) were identified from 562 collecting individuals. The dominant family was Araneidae (Gasteracantha cancriformis : 32% of total species). The species of settling spiders were richer than those of hunting spiders among the identified spiders. The author redescribes and figures in detail Gasteracantha cancriformis, which was collected during a field trip of Quito and Galapagos Islands.
에콰로르의 수도인 키도와 갈라파고스에서 2000년 8월 1일부터 18일까지 거미상을 조사한 결과 총 562개체를 채집하였으며, 그 중 22과 48속 50종을 동정하여 보고하고자 한다. 이를 통해 키토와 갈라파고스 제도에는 배회성 보다 정주성 거미류가 더 우세한 것으로 확인되었으며, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus 1758)가 우점종으로 나타났다. 이에 Gasteracantha cancriformis를 재기재하여 보고하고자 한다.
