Atlas of the European Arachnids

The Atlas of the European Arachnids is an unsystematic but continuously updated collection of records (occurrences) of arachnid species (excluding mites) in central Europe (while not excluding surrounding regions). This site continues the recording scheme of the Arachnologische Gesellschaft, formerly maintained by Aloysius Staudt (www.spiderling.de).

Recorded species
1,601
Min. recorded specimens
3,067,082
Sources
4,955
Locations
37,161

(These statistics are not updated in real-time for performance reasons. The actual numbers may be different. Last update: March 19, 2024, 05:45:07)


Citation: Arachnologische Gesellschaft (2024): Atlas of the European Arachnids, accessed at https://atlas.arages.de on {date of access}


Locations on maps are only displayed with a reduced precision when you are not logged in. Furthermore, the printing functions and advanced statistics are not available. Members of the Arachnologische Gesellschaft can log in at any time and use the Atlas without these restrictions after they have registered for the Members' Area of the main pages. For further information about an AraGes membership see here.



The taxonomy of Araneae on this site follows that of the World Spider Catalog in its latest version, that of the small orders (except Opiliones and Scorpiones) follows the World Arachnida Catalog. If nothing else is specified for a species from a species group, the species “s. str.” is meant.

All geographic coordinates use the WGS84 datum.

Records from the previous recording scheme are strongly reduced (usually only one record per decade, source, species and map grid). Furthermore, the record date is known only as a decade. For some sources the record date was corrected to be precise to a year. Only the latest records carry an exact date or date range spanning only a few days.

Locations from the former recording scheme were only known as a grid number of the topo-map series TK 25 (an “MTB”), i. e. they are only precise to an area of 10×6 minutes. Only the latest records are more precise. Records from outside of Germany are partially associated with a „pseudo”-MTB, i. e. they lie within a rectangular area with coordinates derived from the TK 25 grid number even though this sheet does not actually exist in the series. New records can be localized to any position in the world, also outside the TK 25 series area. Furthermore, some older records were subsequently localized more precisely.

The following grid systems are supported:

Additional record data like collection method, sex, maturity, biotope type, etc. are typically only known for the newest records.

Biotopes are classfied according to the EUNIS (2012 revision).

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Sources with recent updates

Kielhorn K-H (2024): Spinnen und Weberknechte auf Bahnbrachen im Stadtgebiet von Erfurt (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones).Thüringer Faunistische Abhandlungen 28: 275–297 
Rabeler W (1929): Mecklenburgische Weberknechte (Opiliones).Archiv des Vereins der Freunde der Naturgeschichte in Mecklenburg NF 4: 73–82 
Stein S (2024): Paratrachelas maculatus (Thorell, 1875) (Araneae, Trachelidae), espèce nouvelle d’araignée pour la faune d’Alsace (France, Grand Est).Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire naturelle et d'Ethnographie de Colmar 80 (2): 7–8 
Rabeler W (1957): Die Tiergesellschaft eines Eichen-Birkenwaldes im nordwestdeutschen Altmoränengebiet.Mitteilungen der floristisch-soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft N.F. 6/7: 297–319 
Platen R (1985): Die Spinnentierfauna (Araneae, Opiliones) aus Boden und Baumeklektoren des Staatswaldes Burgholz (MB 4708).Jahresberichte des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Wuppertal 38: 75–86 
Platen R (1995): Webspinnen (Araneida) und Weberknechte (Opilionida) aus dem Naturschutzgebiet Dubringer Moor/Oberlausitz.Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz 68 (5): 1–24 
Weidner H (1954): Die Pseudoskorpione, Weberknechte und Milben der Umgebung von Hamburg.Entomologische Mitteilungen des Zoologischen Museums Hamburg 4: 1–54 (=103–156) 
Zimmermann K (1935): Zur Fauna von Sylt.Schriften des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für Schleswig-Holstein 21: 274–286 

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Recently added sources

Kielhorn K-H (2024): Spinnen und Weberknechte auf Bahnbrachen im Stadtgebiet von Erfurt (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones).Thüringer Faunistische Abhandlungen 28: 275–297 
Rabeler W (1929): Mecklenburgische Weberknechte (Opiliones).Archiv des Vereins der Freunde der Naturgeschichte in Mecklenburg NF 4: 73–82 
Stein S (2024): Paratrachelas maculatus (Thorell, 1875) (Araneae, Trachelidae), espèce nouvelle d’araignée pour la faune d’Alsace (France, Grand Est).Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire naturelle et d'Ethnographie de Colmar 80 (2): 7–8 
Denis J (1938): A contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of the Andorra Valleys.Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (B) 107 (4, 1937): 565–595, pl. 1; DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1938.tb00016.x 
Majadas A, Urones C (2002): Communauté d'araignées des maquis méditerranéens de Cytisus oromediterraneus Rivas Mart. & al.Revue arachnologique 14: 31–48 
Platen R (1996): Statistisch-ökologische Analyse der Spinnenzönosen (Araneida) in exotischen und einheimischen Gehölzanbauten im Staatswald Burgholz.Jahresberichte des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Wuppertal 49: 145–168 
Hirna A, Gnelitsa V, Zhukovets E: A checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of the Chornohora Mountain massif (Ukrainian Carpathians).Arachnologische Mitteilungen 51: 16–38; DOI: 10.5431/aramit5104 
Martens HR, Laage K, Eickmanns M, Drexler A, Heinsohn V, Wegner N, Muster C, Diekmann M, Seeber E, Kreyling J, Michalik P, Tanneberger F (2023): Paludiculture can support biodiversity conservation in rewetted fen peatlands.Scientific Reports 13: 18091; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44481-0 

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Currently processed sources

De Vore-Scribante A (1999): Les pseudoscorpions de la Suisse: étude systématique, faunistique et biogéographique.These, Faculte des Sciences, Université de Genève & Muséum d'histoire naturelle: 314 S.; DOI: 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:79720 

New on this site

February 22, 2024:
Version 1.156:
  • For species lists and missing species the date of the last record is shown with higher precision.
January 19, 2024:
Version 1.155:
  • Improved layout on mobile devices.
  • Links to "Danish Spiders" are no longer displayed. These pages no longer show distribution maps.
December 23, 2023:
Version 1.154:
  • Enabled linking to NBN Atlas. The specific links will be completed over time.
September 23, 2023:
Version 1.153:
  • On species maps the locations are displayed according to the number of recorded specimens: a higher number is displayed as a more intensive color. When viewing the maps with location colors according to the latest record, nothing is changed.
August 1, 2023:
Version 1.152:
  • Implausible records are now displayed with full details.
  • Small changes and bugfixes.

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