Spiders and other arachnids of the semi-arid zone
198 spiders and other arachnids on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the semi-arid zone, 33 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 semi-arid zone endemic to India (33)
- Chorizopes khedaensis
- Cyclosa purnai
- Cyrtophora jabalpurensis
- Epocilla sirohi
- Guizygiella indica
- Haplocosmia himalayana Himalayan Earth-tiger Tarantula
- Hitobia tikaderi
- Hypsosinga satpuraensis
- Icius tukarami
- Laminion gujaratense
- Langelurillus onyx
- Langona goaensis
- Lycosa goliathus
- Lycosa iranii
- Madhyattus jabalpurensis
- Mallinella indica
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Mogrus rajasthanensis
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Nihonhimea tikaderi
- Oxyopes bharatae
- Pellenes iva
- Peucetia choprai
- Peucetia jabalpurensis
- Philoponella feroka
- Phthiracarus paraglobosus
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Stenaelurillus gabrieli
- Thomisus danieli
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Wadicosa fidelis
All spiders and other arachnids of the semi-arid zone on the list (198)
- Acrotritia vestita
- Amblyomma gervaisi
- Amblyomma javanense
- Amyciaea forticeps Ant-like Crab Spider
- Androctonus finitimus
- Argiope aemula Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
- Argiope anasuja Signature Spider
- Argiope lobata Lobed Argiope
- Argiope pulchella Garden cross spider
- Argiope trifasciata Banded Garden Spider
- Argiope versicolor Multi-coloured Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
- Artema atlanta Giant Cellar Spider
- Augacephalus junodi Golden Baboon Spider
- Austrotritia glabrata
- Bianor albobimaculatus
- Bianor angulosus
- Bijoaraneus mitificus
- Brephosceles discidicus
- Buthus grammurus
- Carrhotus sannio
- Carrhotus viduus
- Chaerilus truncatus
- Cheiracanthium insulanum
- Cheiracanthium triviale
- Cheletonella vespertilionis
- Chersonesometrus fulvipes
- Chorizopes khedaensis
- Chrysilla lauta Elegant Golden Jumping Spider
- Chrysilla volupe
- Coleosoma blandum
- Compsobuthus rugosulus
- Crossopriza lyoni Tailed Cellar Spider
- Cyclosa confraga
- Cyclosa hexatuberculata
- Cyclosa insulana Common Garbage-Line Web Spider
- Cyclosa mulmeinensis
- Cyclosa purnai
- Cyrba ocellata
- Cyrtophora cicatrosa Garden tent-web spider
- Cyrtophora citricola Tropical Tent-web Spider
- Cyrtophora jabalpurensis
- Deccanometrus bengalensis
- Dictis striatipes Striped Spitting Spider
- Dolomedes japonicus
- Draposa oakleyi
- Epocilla aura
- Epocilla aurantiaca Jolly Epocilla
- Epocilla calcarata
- Epocilla sirohi
- Eriovixia excelsa Hump Back Araneid Spider
- Eriovixia laglaizei Laglaise's Garden Spider
- Euseius aridophilus
- Freyana anatina
- Freyana australis
- Freyana largifolia
- Freyana nyrocae
- Gasteracantha kuhli Black-and-white Spiny Spider
- Gea spinipes
- Guizygiella indica
- Haplocosmia himalayana Himalayan Earth-tiger Tarantula
- Hasarius adansoni Adanson's House Jumper
- Hemibuthus crassimanus
- Herennia multipuncta Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider
- Hersilia caudata
- Hersilia savignyi
- Heteropoda venatoria Pantropical Huntsman Spider
- Hippasa lycosina
- Hitobia tikaderi
- Hoplophorella pakistanensis
- Hoplophthiracarus kugohi
- Hottentotta pachyurus
- Hottentotta tamulus Indian Red Scorpion
- Hyllus semicupreus Heavy-bodied Jumper
- Hypsosinga satpuraensis
- Hypsosinga wanica
- Icius alboterminus
- Icius tukarami
- Indotritia propinqua
- Laminion gujaratense
- Langelurillus onyx
- Langona goaensis
- Larinia borealis
- Larinia phthisica
- Latrodectus erythromelas
- Latrodectus geometricus Brown Widow
- Latrodectus hasselti Redback Spider
- Leucauge celebesiana Black-striped Orchard Spider
- Leucauge decorata Decorative Vleispider
- Leucauge fastigata
- Loxosceles rufescens Mediterranean recluse
- Lychas kharpadi
- Lycosa goliathus
- Lycosa iranii
- Lycosa nigrotibialis
- Macracantha hasselti
- Madhyattus jabalpurensis
- Mallinella indica
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Menemerus bivittatus Gray Wall Jumping Spider
- Menemerus fulvus
- Menemerus nigli
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Micropholcus fauroti Tropical Cellar Spider
- Modunda staintoni
- Mogrus rajasthanensis
- Mogrus shushka
- Myrmaplata plataleoides Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Neoscona bengalensis Spotted orb weaver
- Neoscona mukerjei
- Neoscona nautica Brown Sailor Spider
- Neoscona punctigera Pointillist Neoscona
- Neoscona scylla
- Neoscona theisi Common Web-spider
- Neoscona vigilans Vigilant Spotted Orbweaver
- Nephila pilipes Giant Golden Orbweaver
- Neriene macella
- Nesticodes rufipes Red House Spider
- Nihonhimea mundula Comb-footed platform spider
- Nihonhimea tikaderi
- Oecobius navus Wall Spider
- Olios lamarcki
- Olios milleti Green Huntsman
- Orthochirus kryzhanovskyi
- Oxyopes bharatae
- Oxyopes javanus
- Oxyopes macilentus Lean Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes sertatus
- Oxyopes shweta White Lynx Spider
- Parasteatoda tepidariorum Common House Spider
- Pardosa birmanica
- Pardosa paludicola
- Pardosa pseudoannulata Pond Wolf Spider
- Pardosa pusiola
- Pardosa sumatrana
- Pellenes iva
- Pellonyssus viator
- Perenethis venusta Lovely Fishing Spider
- Peucetia choprai
- Peucetia jabalpurensis
- Peucetia viridana Indian Green Lynx Spider
- Philoponella feroka
- Phintella vittata Banded Phintella
- Phintelloides versicolor Multi-Coloured Phintella
- Phthiracarus boresetosus
- Phthiracarus paraglobosus
- Physocyclus globosus Short-bodied Cellar Spider
- Plexippus paykulli Pantropical Jumping Spider
- Plexippus petersi Common Housefly Catcher
- Poltys columnaris Tree-stump Spider
- Pomeranzevia ninnii
- Proctophyllodes anthi
- Proctophyllodes clavatus
- Proctophyllodes doleophyes
- Psammitis labradorensis
- Rhagodopa brevipes
- Rhene flavicomans Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider
- Rhene flavigera Beige Beetle Jumper
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus Brown Dog Tick
- Rudakius ludhianaensis
- Runcinia insecta
- Scorpiops demisi
- Scorpiops montanus
- Scytodes fusca Brown Spitting Spider
- Steatoda erigoniformis
- Stegodyphus pacificus
- Stegodyphus sarasinorum Indian Cooperative Spider
- Stegodyphus tibialis
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Stenaelurillus gabrieli
- Telamonia dimidiata Two-striped Telamonia
- Tetragnatha extensa Common Stretch Spider
- Tetragnatha javana
- Tetranychus ludeni Bean spider mite
- Tetranychus macfarlanei
- Tetranychus truncatus
- Tetranychus urticae Twospotted Spider Mite
- Thelacantha brevispina Asian Spinybacked Orbweaver
- Theridion melanostictum
- Thiania bhamoensis Metallic blue jumper
- Thomisus danieli
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Thomisus spectabilis Spectacular Crab Spider
- Thomisus unidentatus
- Thomisus wangi
- Thomisus zaheeri
- Thyene imperialis Imperial Jumping Spider
- Thyene orientalis
- Toxeus maxillosus
- Trichonephila clavata Joro Spider
- Trouessartia bifurcata
- Trouessartia rosterii
- Tylorida striata Striated Tylorida
- Varroa destructor Varroa Mite
- Wadicosa fidelis
- Zimiris doriae Zimiris doriai
- Zygochelifer flammeus
Spiders and other arachnids elsewhere
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Other species of the semi-arid zone
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