A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus
The database now includes 996 species from 32 articles, representing 2234 original and 4314 cited records of spiders in the Caucasus.
Most species have been recorded from Azerbaijan (689), followed by Georgia (500), the North-Caucasus (237), and Armenia (144).
Maps and lists of the records for each species are accessible via the checklists in the ‘Country checklists and Maps‘-section of the main menu. The numbers of records are given in brackets behind each species in the country checklists.
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"... a thorough collecting of Arachnids in Transcaucasia would yield a magnificent prey because, namely in spiders, an astonishing richness in both individuals and species made itself noticeable." L. Koch (1878)