Spiders of Kola Peninsula, Russia (Arachnida: Aranei)

Abstract

A checklist of 228 spiders from the Kola Peninsula, Russia is based and compiled on the original collections and on literature data. Some previous misidentifications are rectified. Faunistic data and the distribution pattern are indicated for each species. 48 species are reported to the Kola Peninsula for the first time. The spider fauna of the the Kola Peninsula has a typical boreal face, and is composed of widespread or European boreal/polyzonal species