Spiders and other arachnids of the Himalaya
219 spiders and other arachnids on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Himalaya, 64 endemic to India.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Spiders and other arachnids of the Himalaya endemic to India (64)
- Aboriscus aborensis
- Aboriscus longipes
- Achaearanea budana
- Acrotritia sinensis
- Aelurillus improvisus
- Amauropelma beyersdorfi
- Amauropelma staschi
- Amblyseiulella cancellatus
- Amblyseius lanceae
- Atractides panesari
- Austrotritia saraburiensis
- Belisana marusiki
- Bharatasoma eskovi
- Bongotarsonemus bicornus
- Bongotarsonemus unicornus
- Bowie aladdinsane
- Bowie jeangenie
- Chilobrachys fumosus
- Chrysso urbasae
- Cyclosa bilobata
- Cyclosa simoni
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Euseius tripurii
- Euseius tubuliferus
- Evippa solanensis
- Gnomulus aborensis
- Haemaphysalis cornupunctata
- Haplocosmia himalayana Himalayan Earth-tiger Tarantula
- Heteropoda hampsoni
- Hexomma feae
- Hoplophthiracarus latior
- Macrothele vidua
- Mesotritia similis
- Metathyreotus kempi
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Neoscona platnicki
- Okiseius pahari
- Okiseius ramdhuracus
- Okiseius roseus
- Oribotritia submolesta
- Paraamblyseius ranipoolensis
- Paratus indicus
- Pellenes himalaya
- Phthiracarus paraglobosus
- Phytoseius ferrum
- Plator himalayaensis
- Plator indicus
- Plator kashmirensis
- Plator solanensis
- Plebs himalayaensis
- Pseudopoda casaria
- Pseudopoda cheppe
- Pseudopoda fabularis
- Pseudopoda nandaensis
- Rhene mus
- Siler niser
- Sperchon garhwalensis
- Steriphopus benjamini
- Storena dibangensis
- Storenomorpha joyaus
- Trochosa propinqua
- Typhlodromips cinchonai
- Uloborus krishnae
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
All spiders and other arachnids of the Himalaya on the list (219)
- Aboriscus aborensis
- Aboriscus longipes
- Aboriscus singularis
- Achaearanea budana
- Acrotritia ardua
- Acrotritia duplicata
- Acrotritia sinensis
- Acrotritia vestita
- Aelurillus improvisus
- Allotrochosina schauinslandi Brown Wolf Spider
- Amauropelma beyersdorfi
- Amauropelma staschi
- Amblyseiulella cancellatus
- Amblyseiulella gangtokiensis
- Amblyseiulella tibouchina
- Amblyseius lanceae
- Apochinomma nitidum
- Araneus praedatus
- Argas reflexus Pigeon Tick
- Argiope aemula Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
- Argiope anasuja Signature Spider
- Argiope caesarea
- Argiope chloreides Banded Green Argiope
- Argiope minuta Small Cross Spider
- Argiope pulchella Garden cross spider
- Argiope trifasciata Banded Garden Spider
- Atractides panesari
- Atropacarus striculus
- Austrotritia saraburiensis
- Belisana marusiki
- Bharatasoma eskovi
- Bianor albobimaculatus
- Bianor angulosus
- Bijoaraneus mitificus
- Bongotarsonemus bicornus
- Bongotarsonemus unicornus
- Bowie aladdinsane
- Bowie jeangenie
- Carrhotus viduus
- Ceratotarsonemus bengalicus
- Chaerilus pictus
- Chaerilus truncatus
- Chilobrachys fumosus
- Chrysilla volupe
- Chrysso urbasae
- Crossopriza lyoni Tailed Cellar Spider
- Crossopriza srinagar
- Cyclosa bianchoria
- Cyclosa bifida Long-bellied Cyclosa Spider
- Cyclosa bilobata
- Cyclosa hexatuberculata
- Cyclosa insulana Common Garbage-Line Web Spider
- Cyclosa mulmeinensis
- Cyclosa quinqueguttata
- Cyclosa simoni
- Cyclosa spirifera
- Cyrtarachne inaequalis Bird-dropping Spider
- Cyrtophora moluccensis Dome Web Spider
- Deccanometrus bengalensis
- Ebrechtella tricuspidata Triangle Crab Spider
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Eriovixia excelsa Hump Back Araneid Spider
- Euseius tripurii
- Euseius tubuliferus
- Evippa solanensis
- Gagrella lepida
- Gasteracantha aureola
- Gasteracantha diadesmia Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider
- Gasteracantha kuhli Black-and-white Spiny Spider
- Gasteracantha unguifera
- Gnathonarium gibberum
- Gnomulus aborensis
- Haemaphysalis cornupunctata
- Haplocosmia himalayana Himalayan Earth-tiger Tarantula
- Harmanda instructa
- Hasarius adansoni Adanson's House Jumper
- Henriksenia hilaris
- Herennia multipuncta Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider
- Heterolinyphia tarakotensis
- Heteropoda hampsoni
- Heteropoda jugulans Jungle Huntsman Spider
- Heteropoda tetrica Black-jaw Huntsman
- Heteropoda venatoria Pantropical Huntsman Spider
- Hexomma feae
- Himalaphantes martensi
- Hippasa greenalliae
- Hippasa holmerae Lawn Wolf Spider
- Hoplophorella cucullata
- Hoplophorella hamata
- Hoplophorella pakistanensis
- Hoplophorella vitrina
- Hoplophthiracarus illinoisensis
- Hoplophthiracarus kugohi
- Hoplophthiracarus latior
- Hyllus diardi Heavy Jumper
- Hyllus qishuoi
- Hyllus semicupreus Heavy-bodied Jumper
- Indotritia javensis
- Indotritia propinqua
- Ixodes acutitarsus
- Larinioides sclopetarius Grey Cross Spider
- Leptorchestes berolinensis
- Leucauge celebesiana Black-striped Orchard Spider
- Leucauge decorata Decorative Vleispider
- Leucauge fastigata
- Leucauge tessellata
- Listrophoroides queenslandicus
- Loxosceles rufescens Mediterranean recluse
- Macracantha arcuata Long-horned Orbweaver
- Macracantha hasselti
- Macrothele vidua
- Makdiops montigena
- Melanopa atrata
- Menemerus bivittatus Gray Wall Jumping Spider
- Mermessus fradeorum
- Mesotritia nuda
- Mesotritia similis
- Metathyreotus aborensis
- Metathyreotus kempi
- Monatractides oxystomus
- Monatractides tuzovskyi
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Nandicius frigidus
- Neassamia aborensis
- Neoscona achine
- Neoscona nautica Brown Sailor Spider
- Neoscona pavida
- Neoscona platnicki
- Neoscona scylla
- Neoscona spasskyi
- Neoscona theisi Common Web-spider
- Neoscona xishanensis
- Nephila kuhli Black Wood Spider
- Nephila pilipes Giant Golden Orbweaver
- Nephilengys malabarensis Asian Hermit Spider
- Nesticodes rufipes Red House Spider
- Nilus albocinctus Common White-flanked Water Spider
- Okiseius pahari
- Okiseius ramdhuracus
- Okiseius roseus
- Oribotritia submolesta
- Orsinome vethi
- Oxytate bhutanica
- Paraamblyseius ranipoolensis
- Parassamia sexdentata
- Paratus indicus
- Parawixia dehaani Abandoned-web Orb-weaver
- Pardosa evippiformis
- Pardosa kupupa
- Pardosa laura Leopard Spider
- Pardosa pusiola
- Pardosa sumatrana
- Pellenes himalaya
- Phintella bifurcilinea
- Phintella vittata Banded Phintella
- Pholcus djelalabad
- Phthiracarus boresetosus
- Phthiracarus clemens
- Phthiracarus compressus
- Phthiracarus globosus
- Phthiracarus paraglobosus
- Phytoseius ferrum
- Plator himalayaensis
- Plator indicus
- Plator kashmirensis
- Plator solanensis
- Plebs himalayaensis
- Plexippus paykulli Pantropical Jumping Spider
- Plexippus petersi Common Housefly Catcher
- Porcataraneus bengalensis
- Psechrus himalayanus
- Psechrus inflatus
- Pseudopoda casaria
- Pseudopoda cheppe
- Pseudopoda fabularis
- Pseudopoda nandaensis
- Pseudopoda prompta
- Pygoplus trifasciatus
- Rhene flavicomans Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider
- Rhene flavigera Beige Beetle Jumper
- Rhene mus
- Rhipicephalus microplus Southern Cattle Tick
- Rhysodromus angulobulbis
- Scorpiops bhutanensis
- Scorpiops dastychi
- Scorpiops hardwickii
- Scorpiops leptochirus
- Scorpiops montanus
- Setaphis carmeli
- Siler niser
- Siler semiglaucus Jade Jumping Spider
- Smeringopus pallidus Pale Cellar Spider
- Sperchon dobriyali
- Sperchon garhwalensis
- Sperchon gracilipalpis
- Sperchon indicus
- Steatoda triangulosa Triangulate Combfoot
- Steriphopus benjamini
- Storena dibangensis
- Storenomorpha joyaus
- Telamonia dimidiata Two-striped Telamonia
- Tetranychus urticae Twospotted Spider Mite
- Theridion himalayana Himalayan Happy-Face Spider
- Theridion melanurum Common House Combfoot
- Thewkachela ratufi
- Thiania bhamoensis Metallic blue jumper
- Thomisus yarang
- Thyene orientalis
- Tliltocatl epicureanus Yucatán Rust-rump Tarantula
- Trichonephila clavata Joro Spider
- Trochosa propinqua
- Trouessartia trouessarti
- Tylorida striata Striated Tylorida
- Typhlodromips cinchonai
- Uloborus krishnae
- Yunohamella lyrica Lyric Cobweaver
- Yunohamella palmgreni
- Zaleptus sulphureus
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
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Other species of the Himalaya
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