Spiders and other arachnids of West Bengal
235 spiders and other arachnids on the India list have an open record placed in West Bengal, 61 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 West Bengal endemic to India (61)
- Achaearanea budana
- Achaearanea diglipuriensis
- Aculops spondiasis
- Amblyseius bengalensis
- Ariamnes simulans
- Bathippus brevipalpis
- Bomis bengalensis
- Bongotarsonemus bicornus
- Bongotarsonemus unicornus
- Bowie aladdinsane
- Chilobrachys fumosus
- Chrysso urbasae
- Cosmolaelaps burdwanensis
- Cyclosa bilobata
- Cyclosa simoni
- Dendrolycosa gitae
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Evarcha flavocincta
- Gaeolaelaps tarsalis
- Geogarypus muchmorei
- Gravelyia striatus
- Himalayana andreae
- Hitobia devendrai
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Laminion debasrae
- Marengo batheryensis
- Metatarsonemus badurkani
- Metatarsonemus shirishi
- Mitrager lopchu
- Multioppia simplitricha
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Okiseius ramdhuracus
- Okiseius roseus
- Oxyopes hindostanicus
- Oxytate greenae
- Phaeacius fimbriatus
- Phyllocoptruta citricola
- Phytoseius baramuracus
- Piranthus planolancis
- Propeaciota genusetosis
- Rhene callida
- Rhene pallida
- Sarax bengalensis
- Sphingius paltaensis
- Spinaephyes alnus
- Storenomorpha joyaus
- Synagelides darjeelingus
- Tarsonemus mondouriensis
- Tarsonemus narkelae
- Thanatus elongatus
- Thomisus bulani
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus projectus
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Typhlodromips cinchonai
- Typhlodromus adhatoda
- Typhlodromus bulbosis
- Typhlodromus sagaricus
- Uloborus krishnae
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
All spiders and other arachnids of West Bengal on the list (235)
- Achaearanea budana
- Achaearanea diglipuriensis
- Aculops spondiasis
- Amblyomma clypeolatum
- Amblyomma gervaisi
- Amblyomma pattoni
- Amblyseius bengalensis
- Ameroseius sternalis
- Amyciaea forticeps Ant-like Crab Spider
- Anepsion maritatum
- Araneus fulvellus
- Araneus tubabdominus
- Argiope aemula Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
- Argiope anasuja Signature Spider
- Argiope caesarea
- Argiope catenulata Grass Cross Spider
- Argiope chloreides Banded Green Argiope
- Argiope mangal Mangrove Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
- Argiope pulchella Garden cross spider
- Argyrodes argentatus
- Argyrodes argyrodes Common Dewdrop Spider
- Ariamnes simulans
- Arrenurus indicus
- Artema atlanta Giant Cellar Spider
- Asemonea tenuipes
- Bathippus brevipalpis
- Bianor pseudomaculatus
- Bijoaraneus mitificus
- Bomis bengalensis
- Bongotarsonemus bicornus
- Bongotarsonemus unicornus
- Bowie aladdinsane
- Brancus calebi
- Brettus cingulatus
- Burmattus albopunctatus Four-dotted Grass Spider
- Camaricus formosus Brown Flower Spider
- Camaricus maugei Flat abdomen Crab Spider
- Carrhotus sannio
- Carrhotus viduus
- Ceratotarsonemus bengalicus
- Chilobrachys fumosus
- Chrysilla acerosa
- Chrysilla lauta Elegant Golden Jumping Spider
- Chrysilla volupe
- Chrysso urbasae
- Clubiona filicata
- Corinnomma severum Black Corinnomma
- Cosmolaelaps burdwanensis
- Crossopriza lyoni Tailed Cellar Spider
- Cyclosa bifida Long-bellied Cyclosa Spider
- Cyclosa bilobata
- Cyclosa confraga
- Cyclosa hexatuberculata
- Cyclosa insulana Common Garbage-Line Web Spider
- Cyclosa quinqueguttata
- Cyclosa simoni
- Cyclosa spirifera
- Cyrtarachne bufo Lesser Bird-dropping Spider
- Cyrtophora cicatrosa Garden tent-web spider
- Cyrtophora citricola Tropical Tent-web Spider
- Cyrtophora moluccensis Dome Web Spider
- Deccanometrus bengalensis
- Dendrolycosa gitae
- Dinothrombium gigas
- Ebrechtella concinna
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Epocilla aura
- Epocilla aurantiaca Jolly Epocilla
- Eriovixia excelsa Hump Back Araneid Spider
- Eriovixia laglaizei Laglaise's Garden Spider
- Euseius aridophilus
- Evarcha bulbosa
- Evarcha flavocincta
- Freyana aythinae
- Gaeolaelaps sitalaensis
- Gaeolaelaps tarsalis
- Gasteracantha diadesmia Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider
- Gasteracantha geminata Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver
- Gasteracantha kuhli Black-and-white Spiny Spider
- Gasteracantha unguifera
- Gea spinipes
- Geogarypus muchmorei
- Gigantometrus swammerdami
- Globoppia maior
- Gravelyia striatus
- Hamadruas hieroglyphica Hieroglyph Fairy Lynx Spider
- Harmanda instructa
- Hasarius adansoni Adanson's House Jumper
- Herennia multipuncta Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider
- Hersilia caudata
- Hersilia savignyi
- Heteropoda murina
- Heteropoda tetrica Black-jaw Huntsman
- Heteropoda venatoria Pantropical Huntsman Spider
- Himalayana andreae
- Hippasa greenalliae
- Hippasa holmerae Lawn Wolf Spider
- Hitobia devendrai
- Hottentotta tamulus Indian Red Scorpion
- Hydrachna similans
- Hyllus qishuoi
- Hyllus semicupreus Heavy-bodied Jumper
- Hypoaspis orientalis
- Icius alboterminus
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Indoxysticus minutus
- Ixodes acutitarsus
- Janalychas tricarinatus
- Laminion debasrae
- Leucauge celebesiana Black-striped Orchard Spider
- Leucauge decorata Decorative Vleispider
- Leucauge fastigata
- Leucauge tessellata
- Liocheles schalleri
- Lycosa bistriata
- Lycosa choudhuryi
- Macracantha hasselti
- Marengo batheryensis
- Menemerus bivittatus Gray Wall Jumping Spider
- Menemerus fulvus
- Menemerus nigli
- Metatarsonemus badurkani
- Metatarsonemus shirishi
- Micropholcus fauroti Tropical Cellar Spider
- Mitrager lopchu
- Multioppia simplitricha
- Myrmaplata plataleoides Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Myrmarachne pumilio
- Neobrettus tibialis
- Neoscona nautica Brown Sailor Spider
- Neoscona pavida
- Neoscona punctigera Pointillist Neoscona
- Neoscona sinhagadensis
- Neoscona theisi Common Web-spider
- Neoscona vigilans Vigilant Spotted Orbweaver
- Neoscona xishanensis
- Nephila kuhli Black Wood Spider
- Nephila pilipes Giant Golden Orbweaver
- Nephilengys malabarensis Asian Hermit Spider
- Nesticodes rufipes Red House Spider
- Neumania multiscutata
- Nihonhimea mundula Comb-footed platform spider
- Nilus albocinctus Common White-flanked Water Spider
- Oecobius navus Wall Spider
- Okiseius ramdhuracus
- Okiseius roseus
- Olios lamarcki
- Ololaelaps burdwanensis
- Oxyopes birmanicus Burmese Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes hindostanicus
- Oxyopes javanus
- Oxyopes macilentus Lean Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes sertatus
- Oxyopes shweta White Lynx Spider
- Oxytate bhutanica
- Oxytate greenae
- Paralamellobates misella
- Parawixia dehaani Abandoned-web Orb-weaver
- Pardosa kupupa
- Pardosa pseudoannulata Pond Wolf Spider
- Pardosa pusiola
- Peucetia viridana Indian Green Lynx Spider
- Phaeacius fimbriatus
- Phaeacius lancearius
- Phintella bifurcilinea
- Phintella vittata Banded Phintella
- Phintelloides versicolor Multi-Coloured Phintella
- Pholcus phalangioides Long-bodied Cellar Spider
- Phyllocoptruta citricola
- Phytoseius baramuracus
- Piranthus planolancis
- Piratula acuminata
- Plexippus paykulli Pantropical Jumping Spider
- Plexippus petersi Common Housefly Catcher
- Porcataraneus bengalensis
- Portia albimana
- Propeaciota genusetosis
- Proszynskia diatreta
- Protoribates hakonensis
- Reddyanus assamensis
- Rhene callida
- Rhene flavicomans Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider
- Rhene flavigera Beige Beetle Jumper
- Rhene pallida
- Rhene rubrigera
- Rhene tamula
- Sarax bengalensis
- Scorpiops leptochirus
- Scytodes fusca Brown Spitting Spider
- Scytodes thoracica Common Spitting Spider
- Siler semiglaucus Jade Jumping Spider
- Smeringopus pallidus Pale Cellar Spider
- Sphingius paltaensis
- Spinaephyes alnus
- Storenomorpha joyaus
- Synagelides darjeelingus
- Synema decoratum
- Tarsonemus mondouriensis
- Tarsonemus narkelae
- Telamonia dimidiata Two-striped Telamonia
- Tetragnatha andamanensis
- Tetragnatha hasselti
- Tetragnatha javana
- Tetragnatha squamata
- Tetranychus urticae Twospotted Spider Mite
- Thanatus elongatus
- Thelacantha brevispina Asian Spinybacked Orbweaver
- Thelyphonus sepiaris
- Theridion melanurum Common House Combfoot
- Theridula gonygaster Ladybird Spider
- Thiania bhamoensis Metallic blue jumper
- Thomisus bulani
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus okinawensis
- Thomisus projectus
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Thomisus unidentatus
- Thyene imperialis Imperial Jumping Spider
- Thyene orientalis
- Tliltocatl epicureanus Yucatán Rust-rump Tarantula
- Toxeus magnus
- Trichonephila clavata Joro Spider
- Trichouropoda arjunai
- Tylorida striata Striated Tylorida
- Tylorida ventralis Big-bellied Tylorida
- Typhlodromips cinchonai
- Typhlodromus adhatoda
- Typhlodromus bulbosis
- Typhlodromus sagaricus
- Uloborus krishnae
- Yunohamella lyrica Lyric Cobweaver
- Zimiris doriae Zimiris doriai
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
Spiders and other arachnids elsewhere
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Other species of West Bengal
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