Spiders and other arachnids of Karnataka
477 spiders and other arachnids on the India list have an open record placed in Karnataka, 1 of them threatened (1 Vulnerable) and 157 endemic to India.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened spiders and other arachnids of Karnataka (1)
- Poecilotheria striata Mysore Ornamental Tarantula VU
Spiders and other arachnids of Karnataka endemic to India (157)
- Aceria pongamiae
- Afraflacilla kurichiadensis
- Africactenus unumus
- Angaeus pentagonalis
- Annandaliella travancorica
- Arachnura angura
- Araneus viridisomus
- Ariadna molur
- Atelidea nona
- Belisana dodabetta
- Brignolia jog
- Brignolia karnataka
- Camaricus rinkae
- Carrhotus tholpettyensis
- Castianeira furva
- Chorizopes anjanes
- Chrysso urbasae
- Cocalus lacinia
- Cyclosa gossypiata
- Cyclosa purnai
- Cyclosa simoni
- Cyrtarachne biswamoyi
- Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai Snail-mimic Spider
- Cyrtophora bidenta
- Dendrolycosa sahyadriensis
- Dolichognatha lonarensis
- Eotetranychus mandensis
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Eriovixia gryffindori Sorting Hat Spider
- Eucamptopus coronatus
- Evarcha flavocincta
- Gasteracantha sororna
- Ghatippus paschima
- Haemaphysalis kinneari
- Haemaphysalis megalaimae
- Haemaphysalis shimoga
- Hindumanes karnatakaensis
- Hippasa madraspatana
- Holopelus malati
- Hypsosinga satpuraensis
- Icius kumariae
- Icius tukarami
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Indomarengo chavarapater
- Indopadilla insularis
- Indopadilla kodagura
- Indothele mala
- Indothele rothi
- Kelawakaju sahyadri
- Labochirus tauricornis
- Langona albolinea
- Langona davidi
- Langona tigrina
- Ligdus garvale
- Lycopus bangalores
- Madhyattus jabalpurensis
- Makdiops agumbensis
- Marengo batheryensis
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Marengo zebra
- Maripanthus gloria
- Maripanthus jubatus
- Medmassa postica
- Medmassa sagax
- Melaenosia pustulifera
- Meotipa multuma
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Miagrammopes albomaculatus
- Miagrammopes extensus
- Miagrammopes indicus
- Mimetus indicus
- Mimetus spinatus
- Murricia triangularis
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Myrmarachne poonaensis
- Mysorea brevipus
- Neaetha tomkovichi
- Neoheterophrictus amboli
- Neoheterophrictus sahyadri
- Neoheterophrictus smithi
- Nilgirius scaber
- Oligonychus oryzae
- Ordgarius hexaspinus
- Oxyopes bharatae
- Oxyopes kohaensis
- Paragagrella mysorea
- Paraplectana gravelyi
- Paraplectana mamoniae
- Paraplectana rajashree
- Pasilobus kotigeharus
- Pelicinus madurai
- Pellenes iva
- Peucetia graminea
- Pharta indica
- Philodromus devhutai
- Philodromus durvei
- Philodromus maliniae
- Philodromus tiwarii
- Philoponella feroka
- Phintella cholkei
- Phintella platnicki
- Phlegra prasanna
- Phoroncidia maindroni
- Phrynarachne tuberosa
- Physcoa angula
- Piranthus planolancis
- Pirata punctipes
- Plebs mitratus
- Plexippus ignatius
- Poecilochroa barmani
- Poecilochroa tridotus
- Polyphagotarsonemus latus Broad Mite
- Psellonus planus
- Rhagodima nigrocincta
- Rhene histrio
- Rhene pallida
- Runcinia roonwali
- Siler niser
- Sparbambus sindhudurg
- Spariolenus bakasura
- Stenaelurillus albus
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Stenaelurillus gabrieli
- Stenaelurillus metallicus
- Stenaelurillus sarojinae
- Stenaelurillus shwetamukhi
- Stenaelurillus tamravarni
- Stenaelurillus vyaghri
- Stenochilus scutulatus
- Strigoplus netravati
- Tanzania yellapragadai
- Tenkana arkavathi
- Tenkana jayamangali
- Tetragnatha cochinensis
- Tetragnatha viridorufa
- Thanatus elongatus
- Thelcticopis kirankhalapi
- Thelcticopis serambiformis
- Thomisus danieli
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus kokiwadai
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus projectus
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Tibellus chaturshingi
- Tigidia tangerina
- Tmarus soricinus
- Tropizodium kalami
- Tylorida flava
- Uroballus nazirwanii
- Vailimia ajmerensis
- Vailimia jharbari
- Wadicosa fidelis
- Wadicosa ghatica
- Wolongia papafrancisi
- Zaleptus viridis
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
All spiders and other arachnids of Karnataka on the list (477)
- Aceria gastrotricha
- Aceria pongamiae
- Acusilas coccineus
- Aelurillus kronestedti
- Aetius decollatus
- Afraflacilla kurichiadensis
- Africactenus unumus
- Alopecosa aculeata Spinyrib Wolf Spider
- Amblyomma integrum
- Amyciaea forticeps Ant-like Crab Spider
- Anepsion maritatum
- Angaeus pentagonalis
- Annandaliella travancorica
- Arachnura angura
- Arachnura melanura Black Tail Spider
- Araneus complanatus
- Araneus fulvellus
- Araneus viridisomus
- Argiope aemula Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
- Argiope anasuja Signature Spider
- Argiope catenulata Grass Cross Spider
- Argiope chloreides Banded Green Argiope
- Argiope lobata Lobed Argiope
- Argiope pulchella Garden cross spider
- Argyrodes cylindratus
- Ariadna molur
- Ariamnes cylindrogaster
- Artema atlanta Giant Cellar Spider
- Asemonea cristata
- Asemonea tenuipes
- Atelidea nona
- Belisana dodabetta
- Bianor albobimaculatus
- Bianor angulosus
- Bianor balius
- Bijoaraneus mitificus
- Boagrius raffrayi
- Boliscus decipiens
- Boliscus tuberculatus
- Brancus calebi
- Brettus cingulatus
- Brignolia jog
- Brignolia karnataka
- Bristowia gandhii
- Burmattus albopunctatus Four-dotted Grass Spider
- Camaricus formosus Brown Flower Spider
- Camaricus maugei Flat abdomen Crab Spider
- Camaricus rinkae
- Carrhotus sannio
- Carrhotus silanthi
- Carrhotus tholpettyensis
- Carrhotus viduus
- Castianeira furva
- Castianeira zetes
- Charmus laneus
- Chersonesometrus fulvipes
- Chersonesometrus hendersoni
- Chersonesometrus madraspatensis
- Chersonesometrus pelekomanus
- Chersonesometrus tristis
- Chikunia nigra Black Pearl Spider
- Chilobrachys fimbriatus Indian Violet Tarantula
- Chorizopes anjanes
- Chorizopesoides orientalis
- Chorizopesoides shimoga
- Chrysilla acerosa
- Chrysilla lauta Elegant Golden Jumping Spider
- Chrysilla volupe
- Chrysso urbasae
- Chrysso viridiventris
- Cocalus lacinia
- Coenoptychus pulcher Velvet-ant Mimicking Spider
- Corinnomma severum Black Corinnomma
- Crossopriza lyoni Tailed Cellar Spider
- Curubis erratica
- Curubis tetrica
- Cyclosa bifida Long-bellied Cyclosa Spider
- Cyclosa confraga
- Cyclosa gossypiata
- Cyclosa hexatuberculata
- Cyclosa insulana Common Garbage-Line Web Spider
- Cyclosa mulmeinensis
- Cyclosa purnai
- Cyclosa quinqueguttata
- Cyclosa simoni
- Cyrba ocellata
- Cyrtarachne bengalensis
- Cyrtarachne biswamoyi
- Cyrtarachne bufo Lesser Bird-dropping Spider
- Cyrtarachne inaequalis Bird-dropping Spider
- Cyrtarachne raniceps
- Cyrtarachne sundari
- Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai Snail-mimic Spider
- Cyrtophora bidenta
- Cyrtophora cicatrosa Garden tent-web spider
- Cyrtophora citricola Tropical Tent-web Spider
- Cyrtophora moluccensis Dome Web Spider
- Cyrtophora unicolor Red Tent Spider
- Deccanometrus obscurus
- Deccanometrus phipsoni
- Dendrolycosa sahyadriensis
- Dermacentor auratus
- Dinothrombium gigas
- Dipoenoides deplanatus
- Dipoenoides episinoides
- Dolichognatha lonarensis
- Dolomedes mizhoanus
- Ebrechtella concinna
- Echinax oxyopoides
- Eotetranychus mandensis
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Epidius parvati
- Epocilla aura
- Epocilla aurantiaca Jolly Epocilla
- Epocilla calcarata
- Eriovixia excelsa Hump Back Araneid Spider
- Eriovixia gryffindori Sorting Hat Spider
- Eriovixia laglaizei Laglaise's Garden Spider
- Eriovixia nox
- Eriovixia poonaensis
- Eriovixia porcula
- Eriovixia yunnanensis
- Eucamptopus coronatus
- Euryopis galeiforma
- Euseius aridophilus
- Evarcha bulbosa
- Evarcha flavocincta
- Evarcha pulchella
- Famakytta miniacea
- Fecenia protensa
- Gasteracantha dalyi
- Gasteracantha geminata Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver
- Gasteracantha kuhli Black-and-white Spiny Spider
- Gasteracantha mediofusca
- Gasteracantha sororna
- Gea spinipes
- Ghatippus paschima
- Gigantometrus swammerdami
- Gnathopalystes flavidus
- Haemaphysalis kinneari
- Haemaphysalis kyasanurensis
- Haemaphysalis megalaimae
- Haemaphysalis shimoga
- Haemaphysalis spinigera
- Hamadruas hieroglyphica Hieroglyph Fairy Lynx Spider
- Hamadruas sikkimensis
- Harmochirus brachiatus
- Harmochirus zabkai
- Hasarius adansoni Adanson's House Jumper
- Herennia multipuncta Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider
- Hermippus cruciatus
- Hersilia caudata
- Hersilia savignyi
- Hersilia tibialis
- Heteropoda longipes Long-legged Huntsman Spider
- Heteropoda lunula
- Heteropoda venatoria Pantropical Huntsman Spider
- Hindumanes karnatakaensis
- Hippasa agelenoides
- Hippasa greenalliae
- Hippasa holmerae Lawn Wolf Spider
- Hippasa lycosina
- Hippasa madraspatana
- Hippasa pantherina
- Holopelus malati
- Hottentotta rugiscutis
- Hottentotta tamulus Indian Red Scorpion
- Hottentotta vinchu
- Hyllus semicupreus Heavy-bodied Jumper
- Hypsosinga satpuraensis
- Icius alboterminus
- Icius kumariae
- Icius tukarami
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Indomarengo chavarapater
- Indopadilla insularis
- Indopadilla kodagura
- Indothele mala
- Indothele rothi
- Indoxysticus minutus
- Irura mandarina
- Isometrus kovariki
- Isometrus maculatus Lesser Brown Scorpion
- Isometrus nakshatra
- Isometrus sankeriensis
- Isometrus wayanadensis
- Janalychas granulatus
- Janalychas tricarinatus
- Janula batman
- Kelawakaju sahyadri
- Labochirus tauricornis
- Langona albolinea
- Langona davidi
- Langona tigrina
- Lasioseius imitans
- Latrodectus erythromelas
- Latrodectus geometricus Brown Widow
- Latrodectus hasselti Redback Spider
- Leptopholcus kandy
- Leucauge celebesiana Black-striped Orchard Spider
- Leucauge decorata Decorative Vleispider
- Leucauge fastigata
- Leucauge rubromaculata
- Leucauge tessellata
- Leucauge xiaoen
- Leviaraneus noegeatus
- Leviaraneus viridiventris
- Ligdus garvale
- Liocheles nigripes
- Loxosceles rufescens Mediterranean recluse
- Lycopus bangalores
- Lycosa bistriata
- Macracantha hasselti
- Madhyattus jabalpurensis
- Makdiops agumbensis
- Mangora baii
- Marengo batheryensis
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Marengo zebra
- Maripanthus gloria
- Maripanthus jubatus
- Massuria simplex
- Medmassa postica
- Medmassa sagax
- Melaenosia pustulifera
- Menemerus bivittatus Gray Wall Jumping Spider
- Menemerus nigli
- Meotipa cordata
- Meotipa multuma
- Meotipa picturata
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Meotipa spiniventris
- Mesida culta
- Miagrammopes albomaculatus
- Miagrammopes extensus
- Miagrammopes ferdinandi
- Miagrammopes indicus
- Micaria dives
- Micropholcus fauroti Tropical Cellar Spider
- Mimetus indicus
- Mimetus spinatus
- Modisimus culicinus
- Modunda staintoni
- Molione triacantha
- Molione trispinosa
- Moneta mirabilis
- Murricia triangularis
- Myrmaplata plataleoides Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Myrmarachne poonaensis
- Myrmarachne prava
- Myrmarachne ramunni
- Myrmarachne spissa
- Mysorea brevipus
- Nasoona crucifera
- Neaetha tomkovichi
- Neogea nocticolor
- Neoheterophrictus amboli
- Neoheterophrictus sahyadri
- Neoheterophrictus smithi
- Neoscona bengalensis Spotted orb weaver
- Neoscona elliptica
- Neoscona molemensis
- Neoscona mukerjei
- Neoscona nautica Brown Sailor Spider
- Neoscona punctigera Pointillist Neoscona
- Neoscona scylla
- Neoscona subfusca Common Hairy Field Spider
- Neoscona theisi Common Web-spider
- Neoscona vigilans Vigilant Spotted Orbweaver
- Nephila kuhli Black Wood Spider
- Nephila pilipes Giant Golden Orbweaver
- Nephilengys malabarensis Asian Hermit Spider
- Nesticodes rufipes Red House Spider
- Nihonhimea mundula Comb-footed platform spider
- Nilgirius scaber
- Nilus albocinctus Common White-flanked Water Spider
- Nilus phipsoni
- Oecobius navus Wall Spider
- Oedignatha scrobiculata
- Oligonychus neotylus
- Oligonychus oryzae
- Olios lamarcki
- Olios milleti Green Huntsman
- Olios senilis
- Ordgarius hexaspinus
- Ordgarius hobsoni
- Ordgarius sexspinosus
- Orientattus aurantius
- Orthogalumna terebrantis
- Oxyopes bharatae
- Oxyopes birmanicus Burmese Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes javanus
- Oxyopes kohaensis
- Oxyopes macilentus Lean Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes sertatus
- Oxyopes shweta White Lynx Spider
- Oxytate virens Elongate Green Crab Spider
- Pagida salticiformis
- Palicanus caudatus
- Paragagrella mysorea
- Paralamellobates misella
- Paraplectana gravelyi
- Paraplectana mamoniae
- Paraplectana rajashree
- Parasteatoda tepidariorum Common House Spider
- Parawixia dehaani Abandoned-web Orb-weaver
- Pardosa laura Leopard Spider
- Pardosa pseudoannulata Pond Wolf Spider
- Pasilobus kotigeharus
- Pelicinus madurai
- Pellenes iva
- Penthaleus major Blue Oat Mite
- Perenethis venusta Lovely Fishing Spider
- Peucetia graminea
- Peucetia latikae
- Peucetia viridana Indian Green Lynx Spider
- Phaeacius malayensis
- Pharta indica
- Philodromus devhutai
- Philodromus durvei
- Philodromus maliniae
- Philodromus tiwarii
- Philoponella feroka
- Phintella bifurcilinea
- Phintella cholkei
- Phintella debilis
- Phintella platnicki
- Phintella vittata Banded Phintella
- Phintelloides versicolor Multi-Coloured Phintella
- Phlegra prasanna
- Pholcus fragillimus
- Phoroncidia maindroni
- Phoroncidia septemaculeata
- Phoroncidia testudo
- Phrynarachne ceylonica
- Phrynarachne tuberosa
- Physcoa angula
- Physocyclus globosus Short-bodied Cellar Spider
- Pilia malenadu
- Piranthus planolancis
- Pirata punctipes
- Platythomisus sudeepi
- Plebs mitratus
- Plexippus clemens
- Plexippus ignatius
- Plexippus paykulli Pantropical Jumping Spider
- Plexippus petersi Common Housefly Catcher
- Poecilochroa barmani
- Poecilochroa tridotus
- Poecilotheria regalis Indian Ornamental Tarantula
- Poecilotheria striata Mysore Ornamental Tarantula VU
- Poltys columnaris Tree-stump Spider
- Poltys illepidus Rough Twig Spider
- Polyphagotarsonemus latus Broad Mite
- Portia albimana
- Portia fimbriata Fringed Jumping Spider
- Portia labiata White-Moustached Portia
- Propostira quadrangulata Four-spotted Ant Mimic
- Proszynskia diatreta
- Protoribates hakonensis
- Psechrus torvus
- Psellonus planus
- Raoiella indica Red Palm Mite
- Reddyanus brachycentrus
- Rhagodima nigrocincta
- Rhene flavicomans Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider
- Rhene flavigera Beige Beetle Jumper
- Rhene histrio
- Rhene pallida
- Rhene rubrigera
- Rhene tamula
- Rhinocosmetus xiphias
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus Brown Dog Tick
- Rhomphaea projiciens
- Runcinia bifrons
- Runcinia insecta
- Runcinia roonwali
- Sahyadrimetrus kanarensis
- Sahyadrimetrus mathewi
- Sahyadrimetrus rugosus
- Sahyadrimetrus scaber
- Scytodes fusca Brown Spitting Spider
- Siler niser
- Siler semiglaucus Jade Jumping Spider
- Sinothomisus hainanus
- Smeringopus pallidus Pale Cellar Spider
- Sonoita lightfooti
- Sparbambus sindhudurg
- Spariolenus bakasura
- Spartaeus karigiri
- Spilosynema ravum
- Steatoda cingulata
- Steatoda erigoniformis
- Steatoda triangulosa Triangulate Combfoot
- Stegodyphus pacificus
- Stegodyphus sarasinorum Indian Cooperative Spider
- Stegodyphus tibialis
- Stenaelurillus albus
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Stenaelurillus gabrieli
- Stenaelurillus lesserti Lessert's Rainbow Spider
- Stenaelurillus metallicus
- Stenaelurillus sarojinae
- Stenaelurillus shwetamukhi
- Stenaelurillus tamravarni
- Stenaelurillus vyaghri
- Stenochilus scutulatus
- Strigoplus netravati
- Synema decoratum
- Tagulis mystacinus
- Tamigalesus munnaricus
- Tanzania yellapragadai
- Telamonia dimidiata Two-striped Telamonia
- Tenkana arkavathi
- Tenkana jayamangali
- Tenkana manu
- Tetragnatha ceylonica
- Tetragnatha cochinensis
- Tetragnatha extensa Common Stretch Spider
- Tetragnatha geniculata
- Tetragnatha hasselti
- Tetragnatha javana
- Tetragnatha serra
- Tetragnatha squamata
- Tetragnatha viridorufa
- Tetranychus neocaledonicus
- Tetranychus urticae Twospotted Spider Mite
- Thanatus elongatus
- Thelacantha brevispina Asian Spinybacked Orbweaver
- Thelcticopis kirankhalapi
- Thelcticopis serambiformis
- Thelyphonus sepiaris
- Theridion quadratum
- Theridion zonulatum
- Theridula gonygaster Ladybird Spider
- Thiania bhamoensis Metallic blue jumper
- Thomisus danieli
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus kokiwadai
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus okinawensis
- Thomisus projectus
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Thomisus spectabilis Spectacular Crab Spider
- Thomisus unidentatus
- Thomisus wangi
- Thomisus zaheeri
- Thrigmopoeus truculentus Lesser Goa Mustard Tarantula NT
- Thwaitesia margaritifera
- Thyene bivittata
- Thyene calebi
- Thyene imperialis Imperial Jumping Spider
- Tibellus chaturshingi
- Tigidia tangerina
- Tissahamia ethagala
- Tmarus soricinus
- Toxeus magnus
- Toxeus maxillosus
- Trichotrombidium muscarum
- Tropizodium kalami
- Tylorida flava
- Tylorida marmorea
- Tylorida striata Striated Tylorida
- Tylorida ventralis Big-bellied Tylorida
- Tyrophagus putrescentiae Mold Mite
- Uloborus bispiralis
- Uroballus nazirwanii
- Utivarachna fabaria
- Vailimia ajmerensis
- Vailimia jharbari
- Wadicosa fidelis
- Wadicosa ghatica
- Wolongia papafrancisi
- Zaleptus viridis
- Zimiris doriae Zimiris doriai
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
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