Functional classification of arthropod families sampled by Malaise traps in Southern Germany

This dataset contains a classification of 432 arthropod families into five functional groups (herbivores, predators, parasitoids, parasites, detritivores) and three moving types (flying, crawling, jumping). The families were classified based on available literature, considering the trophic level and moving behavior of the majority of associated species in their adult stages. Families with unknown information or containing omnivores that could not be assigned to a single trophic group were excluded from classification. The selection of families is based on Malaise trap data collected in 2019 within three research projects conducted in Bavaria, Southern Germany. Arthropod families were identified via Metabarcoding, using CO1-5P (mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1).