Henrard, A.,  Baert, L.,  De Smedt, P.,  Gardini, G.,  Vanhercke, L.,  Jocqué, R.,  Oger, P.,  Kekenbosch, R.,  Van Nieuwenhove, C.,  Lock, K. & Drumont, A. 2022. ‘On the arachnofauna of the Jean Massart botanical garden (Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium)’. Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society 37(2): 122-137. ISSN: 2795-8957.  (PR).

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An overall entomological inventory of the Jean Massart botanical garden was performed in the period 2013-2021. In the frame of this project, supported by "Bruxelles Environnement / Leefmilieu Brussel", the arachnofauna diversity was also studied. This article presents the results of research on the spiders (Araneae), harvestmen (Opiliones), and pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones) found on this site. A total of 239 species were recorded: 222 spiders, 11 harvestmen and 6 pseudoscorpions. Species lists for all these groups are provided, and some "remarkable" species are briefly discussed. One species of Pseudoscorpiones, Lamprochernes chyzeri (Tömösváry, 1883), is new to the Belgian fauna.