Saray Mañas-Jordá
Departament of Ecology and Hidrology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Raul Acosta
(1) FEHM-Lab (Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management), Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain / (2) Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Arturo Ariño
Institute for Biodiversity and Environment BIOMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Enrique Baquero
Institute for Biodiversity and Environment BIOMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Nuria Bonada
(1) FEHM-Lab (Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management), Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain / (2) Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
David Galicia
Institute for Biodiversity and Environment BIOMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Enrique García-Barros
Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and Center for Biodiversity and Global Change Research (CIBC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
Antonio J. García-Meseguer
Departament of Ecology and Hidrology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Emilio García-Roselló
Department of Computer Science, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Marcos González
Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Jorge M. Lobo
Department of Biogeography and Global Change, National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Manuel Jesús López-Rodríguez
Department of Ecology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Jesús Martínez
Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Andrés Millán
Departament of Ecology and Hidrology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Víctor J. Monserrat
Department of Zoology and Physical Antropology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Miguel L Munguira
Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and Center for Biodiversity and Global Change Research (CIBC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
Carlos E Prieto
Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
Helena Romo
Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and Center for Biodiversity and Global Change Research (CIBC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
Carlota Sánchez-Campaña
(1) FEHM-Lab (Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management), Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain / (2) Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
José M Tierno de Figueroa
Department of Zoology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
José Luis Yela
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
David Sánchez-Fernández
Departament of Ecology and Hidrology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Abstract
Arthropods constitute the bulk of global biodiversity, being the most diverse metazoan phylum on the planet. Despite the relevance of arthropods, our knowledge about them remains limited, partly due to the scarcity of reliable faunistic data. The Iberian Peninsula is part of one of the global biodiversity hotspots, the Mediterranean Basin. However, very little is known on the ecology and spatial distribution of many Iberian arthropod species. We provide a database on the distribution of Ibero-Balearic arthropods (the IberArthro database) belonging to 10 taxonomic groups: Coleoptera (Aquatic), Coleoptera (Scarabaeoidea), Collembola, Hymenoptera (Apoidea), Lepidoptera (Noctuoidea), Lepidoptera (Papilionoidea), Neuropterida, Opiliones, Plecoptera and Trichoptera. The database contains 1 006 768 records with associated geographic data (at 10 × 10 km grid squares), compiled from various sources and validated by specialists in each group. These records cover 4612 species and subspecies, spanning from the 18th century to February 2024. This database represents an unprecedented advance in understanding the distribution of Iberian arthropod biodiversity and its conservation. The complete dataset is provided in Darwin Core Archive format and is available through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
