Arachnological Collections, Institutions, Societies, and Resources

Acarina collection at Wilbur R. Enns Entomology MuseumUniversity of Missouri - Columbia (USA)11/22/03
Acarological Society of AmericaThe ASA is an international organization devoted to furthering all aspects of the knowledge of mites6/6/05
Arachnid collection of the Australian MuseumSome info about the museum but no lists of species is given (Australia)11/22/03
ArachnidaCollections at the Zoologischen Staatssammlung München (in German) (Germany)11/22/03
Arachnida collection of the Siberian Zoological MuseumSolifuga, Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, Opiliones, Araneae & Acarina collection (Russia)11/22/03
Arachnoidea CollectionNatural History Museum in Vienna (Austria)11/22/03
Arachnology at the National Museum of NamibiaInformation on Arachnology; collections; research; projects (Namibia)6/5/05
Arachnology at ZMUCArachnid Section at the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)10/9/04
Araneae Type Collection Holdings6/5/05
Canadian National CollectionThe Canadian National Collection (CNC) of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes (Canada)6/5/05
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and NematodesAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Canada)11/29/04
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and NematodsInformation about the collection (Canada)10/19/03
Carl Clerck's type collectionA series of photographs of types of common European spider species of the collection of Carl Clerck (1709-1765) made by Per de Place Bjørn (Denmark)11/22/03
Chelicerata Alkohol-Sammlung MarburgPhilipps-Universität Marburg (in German) (Germany)11/22/03
Chelicerata SammlungenHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin (in German) (Germany)11/22/03
CMO: Collection Managers Online(gopher)11/22/03
Colección National de Arácnidos CNANInstituto de Biología UNAM (Mexico)11/22/03
Colecciones Museo de Ciencias de VenezuelaArácnidos y Miriápodos (in Spanish) (Venezuela)11/22/03
Collection of Arachnids of the National Institute of Biodiversity of Costa RicaThe database of the Collection of Arachnids of the INBio has 654 records corresponding to 20 families, 50 genera and 69 species of spiders.6/5/05
Collection of Arthropods of the Department of Biology, University of New MexicoUniversity of New Mexico (USA)11/22/03
Collectors of insects and arachnids in AfricaDatabase on collectors in Africa, information on museums (South Africa)6/5/05
Colorado Spider SurveyIn May 1999 the Denver Museum of Natural History launched a major biotic survey of the spiders of the Rocky Mountain/Great Plains region, focusing particularly on the diverse ecosystems of Colorado. The project leader for the Colorado Spider Survey is Dr. Paula E. Cushing (USA)10/9/04
Directory of Entomological SocietiesThe Directory of Entomological Societies contains contact information for over 500 entomological societies which are currently active, including links to the homepages of about 300 of them (USA)11/22/03
Directory of Entomology Departments and Institutes (DEDI) Home PageThe ultimate goal of the Directory of Entomology Departments and Institutes (DEDI) is to provide a single source of contact information for the entomological research centers of the world (USA)11/22/03
Entomology and Arachnology Collections at the University of ColoradoUniversity of Colorado (USA)11/22/03
Entomology Index of Internet ResourcesA directory and search engine of insect-related resources on the Internet. Iowa State University (USA)11/22/03
General Collection and Primary Types Collection WebsitesCalifornia Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (USA)11/22/03
Illinois Natural History Survey Insect CollectionInsects, Arachnids, Myriapods, and Bryozoans (USA)11/22/03
Insect and Spider Collections of the World Web SiteThis web site is the clearing house of information on the insect and spider collections of the world. The information presented here is based primarily on the 1993 book, "The Insect and Spider Collections of the World", 2nd edition, by R.H. Arnett, G.A. Samuelson & G.M. Nishida, with substantial additions and corrections. The Bishop Museum. Hawaii (USA)11/22/03
Invertebrate Animals - CollectionsNatural History Museum, Berne (NMBE) (Switzerland)11/22/03
List of spider specimens in the ZMUC collectionZoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)11/22/03
Mississippi Entomological Museum(USA)11/22/03
Museo de Invertebrados G. B. FairchildMuseo de Invertebrados de la Universidad de Panamá, MIUP (in Spanish) (Panama)11/22/03
Namibian National Collection of Arachnids & MyriapodsEryn Griffin, Curator of Arachnids and Myriapods, National Museum of Namibia (Namibia)11/22/03
National Museum of Natural History Spider Collection (Arachnida, Araneae)National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USA)11/22/03
Natur Historiska Riksmuseet - Department of EntomologyThe Department of Entomology harbours valuable collections of insects and arachnids once belonging to the pioneers Carl Clerck (1709-1765) and Charles De Geer (1720-1778). Swedish Museum of Natural History (Sweden)11/22/03
Natural History Museums and CollectionsA large list of Museums and collections from all over the world. University Libraries, Univ. of Washington (USA)11/22/03
Peabody Museum's Division of EntomologyIn the collection are arachnids from Alexander Petrunkevitch. Yale University, New Haven CT (USA)11/22/03
Primary type specimens in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection: Araneae (spidersThis is a list of 66 primary type specimens of Araneae housed in the N.Z. Arthropod Collection (NZAC) held at the Mt Albert Research Centre, Mt Albert, Auckland, and which since July 1992 have been under the stewardship of Landcare Research (New Zealand)11/22/03
Pseudoscorpions in the ZMUC collectionZoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)11/22/03
Queensland MuseumArachnids Section. Queensland Museum. Dr. Robert Raven et. al. (Australia)6/5/05
Sammlung der Webspinnen am SMNK - Scientific Collection of Spiders at SMNKStaatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karsruhe (Germany)11/22/03
Scientific collection of Spiders at SMNKStaatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Karlsruhe (Germany)11/22/03
Siberian Zoological MuseumThe info about spiders in the collections of this museum is under preparation, but will be completed soon (Russia)11/22/03
Siberian Zoological MuseumWith lists of the specimen in the scientific collections (in English and Russian) (Russia)11/22/03
Sonoran Arthropod Studies InstituteInstitute that studies insects, arachnids, and other arthropods that affect the Sonoran ecosystem. (Tucson, Arizona, USA)6/5/05
South Africa National Collection of ArachnidaARC-Plant Protection Research Institute (South Africa)11/22/03
Terrestrial InvertebratesThe Western Australian Museum (Australia)11/22/03
Texas Natural History CollectionsTexas Memorial Museum of Science and History at UT Austin (USA)11/22/03
The Arachnid and Myriapod collection of the Essig MuseumThe Essig Museum of Entomology, the collection component of the California Insect Survey, dates to the inception of this project in 1940 (USA)11/22/03
The Bishop Museum's Entomology DatabaseHawaii (USA)11/22/03
The Bug ClosetInsect and spider collection of the Biology Department of the University of Central Florida (USA)11/22/03
The Clemson University Arthropod CollectionSouth Carolina (USA)11/22/03
The Insect and Spider Collections of the WorldThis web site is the clearing house of information on the insect and spider collections of the world. The information presented here is based primarily on the 1993 book, "The Insect and Spider Collections of the World", 2nd edition, by R.H. Arnett, G.A. Samuelson & G.M. Nishida, with substantial additions and corrections. 10/19/03
The Museum of Entomology FSCAGainsville, Florida (USA)11/22/03
The Museum of Entomology FSCA (Gainesville)Florida State Collection. Includes information and databases on all groups of arthropods (USA)11/22/03
The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural SciencesEntomological and arachnological collections (in English, Dutch and French) (Belgium)11/22/03
University of New Hampshire Insect and Arachnid CollectionsUniversity of New Hampshire (USA)11/22/03
World Museum LiverpoolSecond largest arachnid collection in Britain. Administers the library of the BAS, including some 15,000 reprints (UK).6/5/05
Zoological Museum CollectionsZoological Museum, University of Turku (Finland)11/22/03
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