Spiders and other arachnids of Maharashtra
362 spiders and other arachnids on the India list have an open record placed in Maharashtra, 102 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.
Spiders and other arachnids of Maharashtra endemic to India (102)
- Aceria pongamiae
- Althepus devraii
- Araneus bilunifer
- Araneus viridisomus
- Argyrodes gouri
- Belisana dodabetta
- Bharatohydracarus phreaticus
- Bistota horrida
- Bomis bengalensis
- Bomis khajuriai
- Camaricus khandalaensis
- Cheiracanthium vorax
- Chrysso urbasae
- Cocalus lacinia
- Crossopriza malegaon
- Cryptodrassus mahabalei
- Cryptodrassus platnicki
- Cryptodrassus ratnagiriensis
- Cyclosa moonduensis
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Evippa shivajii
- Evippa sohani
- Haploclastus validus
- Hasarius mumbai
- Heterophrictus aareyensis
- Hindumanes karnatakaensis
- Hippasa madraspatana
- Icius kumariae
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Idiops rubrolimbatus
- Indopadilla insularis
- Indopadilla kodagura
- Indothele dumicola
- Jerzego sunillimaye
- Langelurillus lacteus
- Langelurillus onyx
- Langelurillus tertius
- Langona goaensis
- Lycosa fuscana
- Lycosa goliathus
- Lycosa iranii
- Madhyattus jabalpurensis
- Mamersa petrophila
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Misumena mickeyi
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Myrmarachne poonaensis
- Neaetha tomkovichi
- Neoheterophrictus amboli
- Neoscona panchganiensis
- Nicalimnesia andha
- Okinawicius tekdi
- Olios admiratus
- Ordgarius hexaspinus
- Oxyopes bharatae
- Oxyopes boriensis
- Oxyopes hindostanicus
- Oxyopes kohaensis
- Oxytate elongata
- Palpimanus maldhok
- Pasilobus kotigeharus
- Pellenes iva
- Peucetia graminea
- Philoponella feroka
- Phintella cholkei
- Phintella platnicki
- Phlegra prasanna
- Phrynichus phipsoni
- Plator indicus
- Plesiophrictus millardi
- Psellonus planus
- Pseudopoda ashcharya
- Pumbaraius malabarensis
- Rhene pallida
- Runcinia ghorpadei
- Runcinia roonwali
- Spariolenus bakasura
- Steatoda alboclathrata
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Stenaelurillus gabrieli
- Stenaelurillus naldurg
- Stenaelurillus sarojinae
- Stenaelurillus shwetamukhi
- Stenaelurillus solapur
- Stenaelurillus vyaghri
- Stenochilus scutulatus
- Tanzania yellapragadai
- Thomisus bargi
- Thomisus danieli
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Tigidia jalgaonensis
- Tigidia konkanensis
- Tiramideopsis ovalis
- Titanidiops bombayensis
- Uroctea indica
- Vailimia jharbari
- Wadicosa fidelis
- Zelotes ashae
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
All spiders and other arachnids of Maharashtra on the list (362)
- Aceria pongamiae
- Althepus devraii
- Amblyomma integrum
- Amblyomma testudinarium
- Amyciaea forticeps Ant-like Crab Spider
- Anepsion maritatum
- Araneus bilunifer
- Araneus viridisomus
- Arctosa personata
- Argiope aemula Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
- Argiope anasuja Signature Spider
- Argiope catenulata Grass Cross Spider
- Argiope chloreides Banded Green Argiope
- Argiope pulchella Garden cross spider
- Argyrodes gouri
- Artema atlanta Giant Cellar Spider
- Asemonea cristata
- Asemonea tenuipes
- Belisana dodabetta
- Bharatohydracarus phreaticus
- Bianor albobimaculatus
- Bianor angulosus
- Bijoaraneus mitificus
- Bistota horrida
- Bomis bengalensis
- Bomis khajuriai
- Brancus calebi
- Brettus cingulatus
- Bristowia gandhii
- Buthus grammurus
- Camaricus formosus Brown Flower Spider
- Camaricus khandalaensis
- Camaricus maugei Flat abdomen Crab Spider
- Carrhotus sannio
- Carrhotus viduus
- Centruroides vittatus Striped Bark Scorpion
- Chaerilus truncatus
- Charmus sinhagadensis
- Cheiracanthium inclusum Agrarian Sac Spider
- Cheiracanthium insigne
- Cheiracanthium vorax
- Chersonesometrus fulvipes
- Chersonesometrus madraspatensis
- Chilobrachys fimbriatus Indian Violet Tarantula
- Chilobrachys hardwickei
- Chiromachetes parakrami
- Chiromachetes ramdasswamii
- Chiromachetes sahyadriensis
- Chorizopes frontalis
- Chrysilla lauta Elegant Golden Jumping Spider
- Chrysilla volupe
- Chrysso urbasae
- Clubiona drassodes Patchy sac spider
- Clubiona filicata
- Cocalus lacinia
- Coenoptychus pulcher Velvet-ant Mimicking Spider
- Compsobuthus satpuraensis
- Crossopriza lyoni Tailed Cellar Spider
- Crossopriza malegaon
- Cryptodrassus mahabalei
- Cryptodrassus platnicki
- Cryptodrassus ratnagiriensis
- Cyclosa bifida Long-bellied Cyclosa Spider
- Cyclosa hexatuberculata
- Cyclosa insulana Common Garbage-Line Web Spider
- Cyclosa moonduensis
- Cyclosa mulmeinensis
- Cyclosa quinqueguttata
- Cyclosa spirifera
- Cyrba algerina Algerian Jumping Spider
- Cyrba ocellata
- Cyrtarachne raniceps
- 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
- Deccanometrus xanthopus
- Dermacentor auratus
- Dictis striatipes Striped Spitting Spider
- Dinothrombium gigas
- Ebrechtella concinna
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Epidius parvati
- Epocilla aura
- Epocilla aurantiaca Jolly Epocilla
- Epocilla calcarata
- Eriovixia excelsa Hump Back Araneid Spider
- Eriovixia ganae
- Eriovixia huwena
- Eriovixia laglaizei Laglaise's Garden Spider
- Eriovixia nox
- Eriovixia pseudocentrodes
- Evippa shivajii
- Evippa sohani
- Gabucinia delibata
- Gasteracantha dalyi
- Gasteracantha geminata Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver
- Gasteracantha kuhli Black-and-white Spiny Spider
- Gasteracantha mediofusca
- Gea spinipes
- Gea subarmata
- Gigantometrus swammerdami
- Gnathopalystes flavidus
- Haemaphysalis howletti
- Haemaphysalis intermedia
- Hamadruas hieroglyphica Hieroglyph Fairy Lynx Spider
- Hamadruas sikkimensis
- Haploclastus validus
- Harmochirus brachiatus
- Harmochirus zabkai
- Hasarius adansoni Adanson's House Jumper
- Hasarius mumbai
- Herennia multipuncta Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider
- Hersilia caudata
- Hersilia savignyi
- Hersilia tibialis
- Heterophrictus aareyensis
- Heteropoda afghana
- Heteropoda venatoria Pantropical Huntsman Spider
- Hindumanes karnatakaensis
- Hippasa agelenoides
- Hippasa greenalliae
- Hippasa holmerae Lawn Wolf Spider
- Hippasa lycosina
- Hippasa madraspatana
- Hottentotta jabalpurensis
- Hottentotta pachyurus
- Hottentotta rugiscutis
- Hottentotta tamulus Indian Red Scorpion
- Hottentotta vinchu
- Hyalomma hussaini
- Hyalomma isaaci
- Hyllus semicupreus Heavy-bodied Jumper
- Hyptiotes analis
- Icius alboterminus
- Icius kumariae
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Idiops rubrolimbatus
- Indiacarus pratyushi
- Indopadilla insularis
- Indopadilla kodagura
- Indothele amboli
- Indothele dumicola
- Indoxysticus minutus
- Isometrus amboli
- Isometrus maculatus Lesser Brown Scorpion
- Isometrus tamhini
- Janalychas tricarinatus
- Jerzego sunillimaye
- Laminion jatashankar
- Langelurillus lacteus
- Langelurillus onyx
- Langelurillus sahyadri
- Langelurillus tertius
- Langona goaensis
- Larinia lineata
- Latrodectus erythromelas
- Latrodectus geometricus Brown Widow
- Latrodectus hasselti Redback Spider
- Leucauge decorata Decorative Vleispider
- Leucauge fastigata
- Leucauge tessellata
- Leviaraneus viridiventris
- Litarachna indica
- Loxosceles rufescens Mediterranean recluse
- Lychas scaber
- Lycosa fuscana
- Lycosa goliathus
- Lycosa iranii
- Macracantha hasselti
- Madhyattus jabalpurensis
- Mamersa petrophila
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Massuria simplex
- Menemerus bivittatus Gray Wall Jumping Spider
- Menemerus fulvus
- Menemerus nigli
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Micropholcus fauroti Tropical Cellar Spider
- Misumena mickeyi
- Mogrus pune
- Myrmaplata plataleoides Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Myrmarachne poonaensis
- Myrmarachne uniseriata
- Neaetha tomkovichi
- Neoheterophrictus amboli
- Neoscona bengalensis Spotted orb weaver
- Neoscona mukerjei
- Neoscona nautica Brown Sailor Spider
- Neoscona panchganiensis
- Neoscona punctigera Pointillist Neoscona
- Neoscona scylla
- Neoscona sinhagadensis
- 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
- Nesticodes rufipes Red House Spider
- Nicalimnesia andha
- Nihonhimea mundula Comb-footed platform spider
- Nilus albocinctus Common White-flanked Water Spider
- Odontacarus indica
- Oecobius navus Wall Spider
- Oecobius putus Putus dwarf round-headed spider
- Okinawicius tekdi
- Olios admiratus
- Olios lamarcki
- Olios milleti Green Huntsman
- Olios obesulus
- Olios stimulator
- Olios tener
- Ordgarius hexaspinus
- Ordgarius hobsoni
- Orientattus aurantius
- Orthochirus bastawadei
- Orthochirus bicolor
- Oxyopes bharatae
- Oxyopes boriensis
- Oxyopes hindostanicus
- Oxyopes javanus
- Oxyopes kohaensis
- Oxyopes macilentus Lean Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes salticus Striped Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes sertatus
- Oxyopes shweta White Lynx Spider
- Oxytate elongata
- Oxytate virens Elongate Green Crab Spider
- Palicanus caudatus
- Palpimanus maldhok
- Palpimanus sogdianus
- Pandinus gambiensis
- Parawixia dehaani Abandoned-web Orb-weaver
- Pardosa pseudoannulata Pond Wolf Spider
- Pardosa sumatrana
- Pasilobus kotigeharus
- Pellenes iva
- Penthaleus major Blue Oat Mite
- Perenethis venusta Lovely Fishing Spider
- Peucetia graminea
- Peucetia viridana Indian Green Lynx Spider
- Philoponella feroka
- Phintella bifurcilinea
- Phintella cholkei
- Phintella debilis
- Phintella platnicki
- Phintella vittata Banded Phintella
- Phintelloides versicolor Multi-Coloured Phintella
- Phlegra davidi
- Phlegra prasanna
- Phoroncidia septemaculeata
- Phrynarachne ceylonica
- Phrynichus phipsoni
- Phycosoma labiale
- Phycosoma martinae Biscuit Comb-footed Spider
- Physocyclus globosus Short-bodied Cellar Spider
- Piranthus decorus
- Plator indicus
- Platythomisus sudeepi
- Plesiophrictus millardi
- Plexippus paykulli Pantropical Jumping Spider
- Plexippus petersi Common Housefly Catcher
- Poecilotheria regalis Indian Ornamental Tarantula
- Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli Tiger Ornamental Tarantula DD
- Poltys columnaris Tree-stump Spider
- Poltys illepidus Rough Twig Spider
- Poltys nagpurensis
- Portia albimana
- Portia labiata White-Moustached Portia
- Propostira quadrangulata Four-spotted Ant Mimic
- Proszynskia diatreta
- Psechrus himalayanus
- Psellonus planus
- Pseudopoda ashcharya
- Pumbaraius malabarensis
- Reddyanus aareyensis
- Rhene albigera
- Rhene flavicomans Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider
- Rhene flavigera Beige Beetle Jumper
- Rhene pallida
- Rhene tamula
- Rhipicephalus microplus Southern Cattle Tick
- Rudakius ludhianaensis
- Runcinia ghorpadei
- Runcinia insecta
- Runcinia roonwali
- Sahyadrimetrus kanarensis
- Sahyadrimetrus scaber
- Scorpiops deccanensis
- Scorpiops maharashtraensis
- Scorpiops satarensis
- Scorpiops telbaila
- Scorpiops tenuicauda
- Scytodes fusca Brown Spitting Spider
- Scytodes pallida
- Scytodes thoracica Common Spitting Spider
- Smeringopus natalensis Natal Cellar Spider
- Smeringopus pallidus Pale Cellar Spider
- Spariolenus bakasura
- Steatoda alboclathrata
- Steatoda albomaculata White-spotted False Widow
- Steatoda cingulata
- Steatoda erigoniformis
- Stegodyphus mirandus
- Stegodyphus pacificus
- Stegodyphus sarasinorum Indian Cooperative Spider
- Stegodyphus tibialis
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Stenaelurillus gabrieli
- Stenaelurillus lesserti Lessert's Rainbow Spider
- Stenaelurillus marusiki
- Stenaelurillus naldurg
- Stenaelurillus sarojinae
- Stenaelurillus shwetamukhi
- Stenaelurillus solapur
- Stenaelurillus vyaghri
- Stenochilus scutulatus
- Tanzania yellapragadai
- Telamonia dimidiata Two-striped Telamonia
- Tetragnatha ceylonica
- Tetragnatha geniculata
- Tetragnatha hasselti
- Tetragnatha javana
- Tetragnatha squamata
- Tetranychus urticae Twospotted Spider Mite
- Thelacantha brevispina Asian Spinybacked Orbweaver
- Theridula gonygaster Ladybird Spider
- Thiania bhamoensis Metallic blue jumper
- Thomisus bargi
- Thomisus danieli
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus melanostethus
- 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
- Thyene orientalis
- Tigidia jalgaonensis
- Tigidia konkanensis
- Tiramideopsis ovalis
- Titanidiops bombayensis
- Tliltocatl epicureanus Yucatán Rust-rump Tarantula
- Toxeus magnus
- Tylorida marmorea
- Tylorida striata Striated Tylorida
- Tylorida ventralis Big-bellied Tylorida
- Uroctea indica
- Vailimia jharbari
- Wadicosa fidelis
- Zelotes ashae
- Zimiris doriae Zimiris doriai
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
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Other species of Maharashtra
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