Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00040
Pale Cellar Spider
Smeringopus pallidus
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About Pale Cellar Spider
Smeringopus pallidus is a long-legged cellar spider with a narrow, elongated abdomen marked by paired purplish spots.
Natural history and identification
Smeringopus pallidus is a long-legged cellar spider with a narrow, elongated abdomen marked by paired purplish spots. The Florida entomological account describes a dark stripe beneath the abdomen and pale rings on the legs. It hangs beneath an irregular web built in a sheltered place, often around structures. These features distinguish its web-based lifestyle from that of jumping spiders. Published egg counts and mosquito-feeding rates for Crossopriza lyoni in the same reference belong to that other species and should not be attributed to S. pallidus.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Smeringopus pallidus
- Common names
- Pale Cellar Spider
- Family
- Pholcidae
- Order
- Araneae
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Unknown
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Smeringopus pallidus is a long-legged cellar spider with a narrow, elongated abdomen marked by paired purplish spots.