The spider biodiversity of Kelkit Valley in Türkiye.

Spider specimens were collected by using aspirator, sweep net, and pitfall traps from Kelkit Valley, located in Central Anatolia and Black Sea regions between April and November in 2019-2021. A total of 203 species belonging to 131 genera in 31 families were recorded from the study area. All identified species are new records for the study area. All specimens were labelled and preserved as museum material in Arachnology Museum of Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]