A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus
A new article on West-Caucasian spiders appeared. The pdf is available in the download section and here:
Kovblyuk, M. M. & Ponomarev, A. V. (2008): New and interesting spiders (Aranei: Agelenidae, Corinnidae, Gnaphosidae, Nemesiidae, Thomisidae) from the West Caucasus. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 4 (2): 143-154 [full-text PDF]
"... 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)