Araneae of Canada

• Published in: ZooKeys
• Main Authors: Robb Bennett, Gergin Blagoev, Claudia Copley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Canada; British Columbia; Newfoundland; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.819.26391; https://doaj.org/article/ba64daa5c75f43c5b59a49a3703f4828

In 1979 nearly 1400 spider species in 32 families either had been recorded (1249) or were believed to occur (~140) in Canada. Twenty years later, although significant progress had been made in survey efforts in some regions, Canada’s spider inventory had only increased by approximately 7% to roughly...