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Zoogeography of Arachnida

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Abstract

But what is biogeographical region? There are different definitions, one of which is written by Wallace (1894): “…those primary divisions of the earth’s surface of approximately continental extent, which are characterized by distinct assemblages of animal types.” Review and analysis of many zoogeographical schemes for easier checking how the orders of Arachnida fit into them.

Several authors try to alter the classical scheme of Sclater-Wallace, based on vertebrates. In one of the recent articles, Rueda et al. (2011) used modern calculations. Again based on mammals, birds, and amphibians, after many efforts, they concluded that “Using modern analytical techniques and our current knowledge of distributions and generic concepts, we have shown that when Wallace’s principles are followed, it is possible to obtain a map of zoological regions quite similar to the map he generated more than a century ago.” Maybe we have to pay tribute to the people like Sclater and Wallace. Our task is to compare the classical subdivision, based on vertebrates, with the distribution of Arachnida.

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Beron, P. (2018). Zoogeographical Subdivisions of the World. In: Zoogeography of Arachnida. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 94. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74418-6_12

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