Observation of spiders according to literary sources of Kharkov Entomological Society gazette

Study Extent

The dataset consists of 723 records of 190 species of spiders (Arachnida) obtained from the 3 publications on this group of arthropods made in Proceedings of Kharkiv Entomological Society. The records and all subsequent information on them were excluded from the text by the authors based on the descriptions.

Sampling

The authors of these data digitalized 3 articles published in the Kharkiv Entomological Society gazette. According to the data that were specified in these works, it was possible to determine the coordinates of spiders' finds using online maps (Google Earth). In these three works, it is indicated that their authors collected materials mainly with traps. Determination of individuals to the species was carried out using appropriate identifiers. In one of the digitalized works, the sex of the recorded spiders was also indicated - we added this information in the dataset. Observations in which inaccurate landmarks (for example, cities) were indicated were not taken from these articles.

Quality Control

The determination of the recorded species of spiders was carried out by specialists who are the authors of the studies. The data were digitalized by the authors (Kostyna Anna & Zinkovskyi Artem), who already had experience in designing datasets according to Darwin Core standards for GBIF. Also, Artem Zinkovskyi has a master's degree of biology (zoologist) and a PhD student in the field of ecology.

Method steps

1. 3 publications were chosen, which indicated: the taxa of the observation, the date of the observation (at least a range of years) and a landmark by which the coordinates of the location of the observation can be found (village, spoil tip, ravine, small reserve).
2. Coordinates were searched using online maps (Google Earth), and the estimated error in meters was also searched.
3. The data was digitalized in the form of a dataset according to Darwin Core standards.

The dataset represents records of spiders of different ecological groups (Arachnida class).

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
3. Arachnida
   rank: class
4. Araneae
   rank: order
5. Agelenidae
   rank: family
6. Araneidae
   rank: family
7. Cheiracanthiidae
   rank: family
8. Clubionidae
   rank: family
9. Dictynidae
   rank: family
10. Dysderidae
    rank: family
11. Eresidae
    rank: family
12. Gnaphosidae
    rank: family
13. Hahniidae
    rank: family
14. Linyphiidae
    rank: family
15. Liocranidae
    rank: family
16. Lycosidae
    rank: family
17. Mimetidae
    rank: family
18. Miturgidae
    rank: family
19. Oxyopidae
    rank: family
20. Philodromidae
    rank: family
21. Phrurolithidae
    rank: family
22. Pisauridae
    rank: family
23. Salticidae
    rank: family
24. Tetragnathidae
    rank: family
25. Theridiidae
    rank: family
26. Thomisidae
    rank: family
27. Titanoecidae
    rank: family
28. Uloboridae
    rank: family
29. Zodariidae
    rank: family

The dataset covers the territory of Kherson, Donetsk, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Ternopil, Lviv administrative regions of Ukraine.