Catalogue of the Smaller Arachnid Orders of the World

This landmark catalogue treats in detail six arachnid orders found throughout the world, providing full bibliographic data on all taxa named thus far. Information provided for each species includes the type locality and a summary (by country) of its known distribution. The catalogue also covers the named fossil fauna.

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This authoritative catalogue will greatly assist readers in finding the correct taxonomic name for any given family, genus or species within each of the six arachnid orders treated. It contains a valuable summary of bibliographic information, enabling readers to access the worldwide literature for these smaller orders. The catalogue presents full bibliographic data on each of the taxa named thus far, treating over 1600 species. It contains the most current classification system for each group, some of which have not been catalogued on a world scale for over 70 years. A summary of taxonomic changes is included. This quality reference will be of immense value to arachnologists, systematists, taxonomists, ecologists and biodiversity professionals, especially those interested in tropical rainforest communities.