The Araneae collection (AR) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris)

<p>This dataset is the databased part of the Araneae from the terrestrial arthopods collections of the Muséum national d&#39;Histoire naturelle (Paris).

The spider collection of the Museum is amongst the most important in the world (along with those of London and New York). The specimens come from around the world. They are mainly preserved in 75% alcohol in glass jars with some preparations on microscope slides. All specimens whether or not the types are located in two places: a large general reserve of the Museum, the zoothèque, and a smaller reserve in a research building. About 26,000 species of spiders, some 12,000 types (mixed in the entire collection) are represented in the Museum. This represents a number of individuals estimated to be approximately 2 million. Started in the 1860s by Eugène SIMON, the collection has grown significantly over the years with substantial collections in number of specimens (including a large part of the material remaining to be studied and identified) from other arachnologists or naturalists, among them Bonnet, Denis, Dresco Legendre or Strand ... This collection has a predominantly scientific vocation. It grows with some specimens to several hundred per year with donations mainly from current collections. The main domains of research activity related to this collection are systematic, with two major axes, taxonomy and biosystematics, but also applications in the management of biodiversity and the environment as well as expertise. The loan service of the collection is of great importance each year along with hosting of visitors and sending material. Databasing began in the 2000s. Are currently integrated into the general database of the Museum some 3,000 lots spiders. The sources of information related to this collection are also based on manual files easily available to visitors and on a library with historical reference books as well as most recent reprints.</p>

此数据集为法国自然历史博物馆（巴黎）陆地节肢动物收藏中蜘蛛类群的数据库部分。该博物馆的蜘蛛收藏位居世界前列（与伦敦和纽约的收藏相媲美），其标本来自世界各地。这些标本主要用75%的酒精保存在玻璃瓶中，并在显微镜载玻片上进行一些制备。所有标本，包括模式标本，均存放在两个地方：博物馆的大型普通储备库，即动物园，以及一栋研究楼内的较小储备库。博物馆中展示了约26,000种蜘蛛，其中约12,000种类型（在整个收藏中混合存在），代表个体数量估计约为两百万。该收藏始于19世纪60年代，由欧仁·西蒙（Eugène SIMON）创立，经过多年的积累，标本数量显著增加，其中包括大量其他蜘蛛学家或自然学家（如Bonnet、Denis、Dresco Legendre或Strand等）的研究成果。该收藏以科学目的为主，每年以数百个标本的数量增长，主要来自现有收藏的捐赠。与该收藏相关的科研活动主要集中在系统学领域，包括分类学和生物系统学两大主要轴线，同时也应用于生物多样性和环境管理以及鉴定等方面。每年，该收藏的出借服务、接待访客以及发送材料等服务均具有重要意义。数据化工作始于21世纪初，目前已有约3,000批蜘蛛标本纳入博物馆的通用数据库。与该收藏相关的信息来源还包括易于访问的手动文件以及历史参考文献的图书馆，以及最新的重印版。