Spider (Arachnida, Araneae) fauna of the lowland part of the Balkhash-Alakol basin (SE Kazakhstan). Part 1: Literature data

The territories of Almaty city and Talgar settlement (excluding their mountainous areas above 950 m a.s.l.) are also included, as they contain a significant number of records. The dataset compiles scattered literature data (66 articles about fauna and taxonomy) from the study area and includes qualitative and quantitative information.

In cases where literature sources did not provide the number of collected specimens, only qualitative data are presented. The dataset ncludes 1,507 occurrences, 1,249 of which belong to the plain part of the studied region and will be further considered. The remaining 258 occurrences come from the mountainous part (950 m a.s.l. and above) and are therefore excluded from the analysis.