Spiders and other arachnids of the Western Ghats
484 spiders and other arachnids on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Western Ghats, 1 of them threatened (1 Endangered) and 166 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.
Threatened spiders and other arachnids of the Western Ghats (1)
- Poecilotheria rufilata redslate ornamental tarantula EN
Spiders and other arachnids of the Western Ghats endemic to India (166)
- Africactenus unumus
- Althepus devraii
- Anaimalus gibbulus
- Anaxibia folia
- Arachnura angura
- Araneus bilunifer
- Araneus viridisomus
- Argyrodes fissifrons Thief Spider
- Ariadna vansda
- Asceua cingulata
- Asceua tertia
- Asceua thrippalurensis
- Atelidea nona
- Belisana dodabetta
- Bomis bengalensis
- Bowie cochinensis
- Bowie heroes
- Bowie indicus
- Bowie narashinhai
- Brignolia jog
- Brignolia karnataka
- Brignolia kodaik
- Brignolia rothorum
- Camaricus rinkae
- Capheris escheri
- Capheris stillata
- Castianeira furva
- Chalcotropis pennata
- Chrysso urbasae
- Cilantica agasthyaensis
- Cilantica devamatha
- Colopsus peppara
- Conothele chinnarensis
- Cryptodrassus ratnagiriensis
- Cryptothele collina
- Cyclosa moonduensis
- Cyclosa neilensis
- Cyclosa simoni
- Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai Snail-mimic Spider
- Dendrolycosa sahyadriensis
- Dolichognatha chimminiensis
- Drymobatoides malabaricus
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Eriovixia gryffindori Sorting Hat Spider
- Eucamptopus coronatus
- Evarcha flavocincta
- Gagrella lindbergi
- Gagrella prasina
- Gagrella similis
- Gagrella viridula
- Gasteracantha sororna
- Ghatippus paschima
- Habrocestum benjamin
- Habrocestum kerala
- Habrocestum sahyadri
- Habrocestum swaminathan
- Haemaphysalis kinneari
- Haploclastus ajithii
- Haploclastus bratocolonus
- Haploclastus montanus
- Haploclastus nilgirinus
- Haploclastus validus
- Harmochirus exaggeratus
- Hasarius mumbai
- Heligmomerus maximus
- Hindumanes karnatakaensis
- Icius kumariae
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Idiops rubrolimbatus
- Indopadilla insularis
- Indopadilla kodagura
- Indothele rothi
- Irura shendurney
- Kelawakaju sahyadri
- Koppe fusca
- Labochirus tauricornis
- Langelurillus onyx
- Langelurillus tertius
- Langona goaensis
- Licneremaeus indicus
- Lycosa goliathus
- Makdiops agumbensis
- Marengo batheryensis
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Marengo zebra
- Maripanthus gloria
- Maripanthus jubatus
- Medmassa sagax
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Miagrammopes extensus
- Mimetus parvulus
- Mimetus spinatus
- Misumena mickeyi
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Myrmarachne poonaensis
- Neoheterophrictus amboli
- Neoheterophrictus sahyadri
- Neoheterophrictus smithi
- Neoscona panchganiensis
- Oxyopes bharatae
- Oxyopes kohaensis
- Oxytate elongata
- Palniella virididorsata
- Papillacarus acaciensis
- Paragagrella mysorea
- Paraplectana rajashree
- Paratus perus
- Pasilobus kotigeharus
- Pelicinus madurai
- Peucetia graminea
- Phalcochina albistriata
- Philoponella feroka
- Phintella coonooriensis
- Phintella nilgirica
- Phintella platnicki
- Phrynarachne tuberosa
- Phrynichus phipsoni
- Piranthus planolancis
- Plebs mitratus
- Plesiophrictus millardi
- Plexippus ignatius
- Poecilochroa barmani
- Psechrus crepido
- Psellonus planus
- Pseudopoda ashcharya
- Pumbaraius kempi
- Runcinia roonwali
- Sahydroaraneus raja
- Sarax cochinensis
- Schizotetranychus mansoni
- Shearella alii
- Siler niser
- Spariolenus bakasura
- Sphingius bilineatus
- Sphingius nilgiriensis
- Stenaelurillus albus
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Stenaelurillus gabrieli
- Stenaelurillus judithbleisterae
- Stenaelurillus neyyar
- Strigoplus netravati
- Tegenaria domestica Barn Funnel Weaver
- Tetragnatha cochinensis
- Thanatus elongatus
- Thelcticopis ajax
- Thelcticopis kirankhalapi
- Thelcticopis maindroni
- Thelcticopis moolampilliensis
- Thelcticopis rufula
- Thelcticopis virescens
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus projectus
- Thomisus pugilis
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Tigidia fasciata
- Tigidia konkanensis
- Tropizodium kalami
- Tylorida flava
- Vailimia jharbari
- Vandaravua carli
- Verrucachernes indicus
- Verrucachernes parvus
- Wadicosa ghatica
- Zaleptus viridis
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
All spiders and other arachnids of the Western Ghats on the list (484)
- Aceria guerreronis
- Acusilas coccineus
- Aetius decollatus
- Africactenus unumus
- Althepus devraii
- Amblyomma integrum
- Amblyomma testudinarium
- Amyciaea forticeps Ant-like Crab Spider
- Anaimalus gibbulus
- Anatemnus nilgiricus
- Anaxibia folia
- Anepsion maritatum
- Arachnura angura
- Arachnura melanura Black Tail Spider
- Araneus bilunifer
- Araneus diadematus Cross Orbweaver
- Araneus fulvellus
- 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 argentatus
- Argyrodes fissifrons Thief Spider
- Ariadna vansda
- Artema atlanta Giant Cellar Spider
- Asceua cingulata
- Asceua tertia
- Asceua thrippalurensis
- Asemonea cristata
- Asemonea tenuipes
- Atelidea nona
- Belisana dodabetta
- Bijoaraneus mitificus
- Blomia tropicalis
- Boliscus tuberculatus
- Bomis bengalensis
- Bowie cochinensis
- Bowie heroes
- Bowie indicus
- Bowie narashinhai
- Brancus calebi
- Brettus cingulatus
- Brignolia jog
- Brignolia karnataka
- Brignolia kodaik
- Brignolia rothorum
- Bristowia gandhii
- Burmattus albopunctatus Four-dotted Grass Spider
- Camaricus formosus Brown Flower Spider
- Camaricus maugei Flat abdomen Crab Spider
- Camaricus rinkae
- Capheris escheri
- Capheris stillata
- Carrhotus albosetosus
- Carrhotus sannio
- Carrhotus silanthi
- Carrhotus viduus
- Castianeira furva
- Castianeira zetes
- Catatemnus monitor
- Centruroides vittatus Striped Bark Scorpion
- Chalcotropis pennata
- Charmus sinhagadensis
- Chersonesometrus nathanorum
- Chikunia nigra Black Pearl Spider
- Chilobrachys fimbriatus Indian Violet Tarantula
- Chiromachetes fergusoni
- Chiromachetes parakrami
- Chiromachetes ramdasswamii
- Chiromachetes sahyadriensis
- Chorizopes frontalis
- Chrysilla acerosa
- Chrysilla lauta Elegant Golden Jumping Spider
- Chrysilla volupe
- Chrysso angula
- Chrysso urbasae
- Chrysso viridiventris
- Cilantica agasthyaensis
- Cilantica devamatha
- Coenoptychus pulcher Velvet-ant Mimicking Spider
- Colopsus peppara
- Conothele chinnarensis
- Corinnomma severum Black Corinnomma
- Crossopriza lyoni Tailed Cellar Spider
- Cryptodrassus ratnagiriensis
- Cryptothele collina
- Ctenus indicus
- Curubis tetrica
- Cyclosa bifida Long-bellied Cyclosa Spider
- Cyclosa confraga
- Cyclosa hexatuberculata
- Cyclosa insulana Common Garbage-Line Web Spider
- Cyclosa moonduensis
- Cyclosa mulmeinensis
- Cyclosa neilensis
- Cyclosa quinqueguttata
- Cyclosa simoni
- Cyclosa spirifera
- Cydrela nitidiceps
- Cyrba ocellata
- Cyrtarachne raniceps
- Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai Snail-mimic Spider
- Cyrtophora cicatrosa Garden tent-web spider
- Cyrtophora citricola Tropical Tent-web Spider
- Cyrtophora ikomosanensis
- Cyrtophora moluccensis Dome Web Spider
- Cyrtophora unicolor Red Tent Spider
- Deccanometrus obscurus
- Dendrolycosa putiana
- Dendrolycosa sahyadriensis
- Dermacentor auratus
- Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus European House Dust Mite
- Dictis striatipes Striped Spitting Spider
- Dolichognatha chimminiensis
- Dolomedes mizhoanus
- Draposa oakleyi
- Drymobatoides malabaricus
- Ebrechtella concinna
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Epidelaxia falciformis
- Epidelaxia palustris
- Epidius armatus
- Epidius parvati
- Epocilla aurantiaca Jolly Epocilla
- Epocilla calcarata
- Eriovixia excelsa Hump Back Araneid Spider
- Eriovixia ganae
- Eriovixia gryffindori Sorting Hat Spider
- Eriovixia huwena
- Eriovixia laglaizei Laglaise's Garden Spider
- Eriovixia poonaensis
- Eriovixia pseudocentrodes
- Eucamptopus coronatus
- Euryopis galeiforma
- Euseius alstoniae
- Euseius aridophilus
- Euseius ovalis
- Evarcha bulbosa
- Evarcha flavocincta
- Famakytta flavescens
- Famakytta miniacea
- Gagrella lindbergi
- Gagrella prasina
- Gagrella similis
- Gagrella viridula
- Gasteracantha cancriformis Spinybacked Orbweaver
- Gasteracantha dalyi
- Gasteracantha diadesmia Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider
- Gasteracantha geminata Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver
- Gasteracantha kuhli Black-and-white Spiny Spider
- Gasteracantha remifera
- Gasteracantha sororna
- Gea spinipes
- Gea subarmata
- Gelotia lanka
- Ghatippus paschima
- Gigantometrus swammerdami
- Gnathopalystes flavidus
- Habrocestum benjamin
- Habrocestum kerala
- Habrocestum sahyadri
- Habrocestum swaminathan
- Haemaphysalis kinneari
- Haemaphysalis spinigera
- Hamadruas hieroglyphica Hieroglyph Fairy Lynx Spider
- Haploclastus ajithii
- Haploclastus bratocolonus
- Haploclastus montanus
- Haploclastus nilgirinus
- Haploclastus validus
- Harmochirus brachiatus
- Harmochirus exaggeratus
- Harmochirus zabkai
- Hasarius adansoni Adanson's House Jumper
- Hasarius mumbai
- Heligmomerus maximus
- Herennia multipuncta Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider
- Hersilia caudata
- Hersilia savignyi
- Hersilia tibialis
- Heteropoda lunula
- Heteropoda venatoria Pantropical Huntsman Spider
- Hindumanes karnatakaensis
- Hippasa agelenoides
- Hippasa greenalliae
- Hippasa holmerae Lawn Wolf Spider
- Hippasa lycosina
- Hippasa pantherina
- Hottentotta pachyurus
- Hottentotta rugiscutis
- Hottentotta tamulus Indian Red Scorpion
- Hottentotta vinchu
- Hyllus manu
- Hyllus semicupreus Heavy-bodied Jumper
- Icius kumariae
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Idiops rubrolimbatus
- Indiacarus pratyushi
- Indopadilla insularis
- Indopadilla kodagura
- Indoribates irumbuzhiensis
- Indothele amboli
- Indothele rothi
- Indothele silentvalley
- Indoxysticus minutus
- Irura mandarina
- Irura shendurney
- Isometrus adviteeya
- Isometrus amboli
- Isometrus anamalaiensis
- Isometrus maculatus Lesser Brown Scorpion
- Isometrus nakshatra
- Isometrus sankeriensis
- Isometrus tamhini
- Isometrus thenmala
- Isometrus thurstoni
- Isometrus wayanadensis
- Janalychas albimanus
- Janalychas granulatus
- Janalychas tricarinatus
- Janula batman
- Kelawakaju sahyadri
- Koppe fusca
- Labochirus tauricornis
- Langelurillus onyx
- Langelurillus tertius
- Langona goaensis
- Latrodectus erythromelas
- Leptopholcus podophthalmus
- Leucauge decorata Decorative Vleispider
- Leucauge fastigata
- Leucauge rubromaculata
- Leucauge tessellata
- Leviaraneus noegeatus
- Leviaraneus viridiventris
- Licneremaeus indicus
- Linyphia urbasae
- Litarachna indica
- Loxosceles rufescens Mediterranean recluse
- Lychas kharpadi
- Lychas scaber
- Lycosa bistriata
- Lycosa goliathus
- Macracantha arcuata Long-horned Orbweaver
- Macracantha hasselti
- Makdiops agumbensis
- Mangora baii
- Marengo batheryensis
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Marengo zebra
- Maripanthus gloria
- Maripanthus jubatus
- Medmassa sagax
- Menemerus bivittatus Gray Wall Jumping Spider
- Menemerus nigli
- Meotipa cordata
- Meotipa picturata
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Mesida culta
- Miagrammopes extensus
- Miagrammopes ferdinandi
- Microlinyphia sterilis Black and White Garden Sheet-Web Spider
- Micropholcus fauroti Tropical Cellar Spider
- Mimetus parvulus
- Mimetus spinatus
- Misumena mickeyi
- Modunda staintoni
- Molione triacantha
- Molione trispinosa
- Mononychellus mcgregori
- Myrmaplata plataleoides Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Myrmarachne poonaensis
- Myrmarachne ramunni
- Myrmarachne spissa
- 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 panchganiensis
- Neoscona punctigera Pointillist Neoscona
- Neoscona scylla
- 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
- Nilus albocinctus Common White-flanked Water Spider
- Nilus phipsoni
- Olios lamarcki
- Olios milleti Green Huntsman
- Olios obesulus
- Olios senilis
- Ordgarius hobsoni
- Ordgarius sexspinosus
- Orientattus aurantius
- Ovia procurva
- Oxyopes bharatae
- Oxyopes birmanicus Burmese Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes javanus
- Oxyopes kohaensis
- Oxyopes macilentus Lean Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes sertatus
- Oxyopes shweta White Lynx Spider
- Oxytate elongata
- Oxytate subvirens Sri Lanka Elongated Green Crab Spider
- Oxytate virens Elongate Green Crab Spider
- Palicanus caudatus
- Palniella virididorsata
- Papillacarus acaciensis
- Paragagrella mysorea
- Paralamellobates misella
- Paraplectana rajashree
- Parasteatoda tabulata Wandering House Cobweaver
- Paratus perus
- Parawixia dehaani Abandoned-web Orb-weaver
- Pardosa laura Leopard Spider
- Pardosa pseudoannulata Pond Wolf Spider
- Pardosa pusiola
- Pardosa sumatrana
- Pasilobus kotigeharus
- Pelicinus madurai
- Penthaleus major Blue Oat Mite
- Perenethis venusta Lovely Fishing Spider
- Peucetia graminea
- Peucetia viridana Indian Green Lynx Spider
- Peucetia viridans Green Lynx Spider
- Phaeacius malayensis
- Phalcochina albistriata
- Philoponella feroka
- Phintella accentifera
- Phintella bifurcilinea
- Phintella coonooriensis
- Phintella debilis
- Phintella nilgirica
- Phintella platnicki
- Phintella vittata Banded Phintella
- Phintelloides jesudasi
- Phintelloides versicolor Multi-Coloured Phintella
- Phoroncidia aculeata
- Phoroncidia septemaculeata
- Phrynarachne ceylonica
- Phrynarachne tuberosa
- Phrynichus phipsoni
- Phycosoma labiale
- Phycosoma martinae Biscuit Comb-footed Spider
- Physocyclus globosus Short-bodied Cellar Spider
- Pilia malenadu
- Piranthus decorus
- Piranthus planolancis
- Platythomisus sudeepi
- Plebs mitratus
- Plesiophrictus millardi
- Plexippus ignatius
- Plexippus paykulli Pantropical Jumping Spider
- Plexippus petersi Common Housefly Catcher
- Poecilochroa barmani
- Poecilotheria regalis Indian Ornamental Tarantula
- Poecilotheria rufilata redslate ornamental tarantula EN
- Poltys columnaris Tree-stump Spider
- Poltys illepidus Rough Twig Spider
- Polyboea vulpina
- Portia albimana
- Portia fimbriata Fringed Jumping Spider
- Portia labiata White-Moustached Portia
- Propostira quadrangulata Four-spotted Ant Mimic
- Protoribates hakonensis
- Psechrus crepido
- Psechrus torvus
- Psellonus planus
- Pseudopoda ashcharya
- Pumbaraius kempi
- Reddyanus aareyensis
- Reddyanus brachycentrus
- Rhene albigera
- Rhene atrata
- Rhene flavicomans Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider
- Rhene flavigera Beige Beetle Jumper
- Rhene rubrigera
- Rudakius ludhianaensis
- Runcinia roonwali
- Sahyadrimetrus barberi
- Sahyadrimetrus kanarensis
- Sahyadrimetrus mathewi
- Sahyadrimetrus rugosus
- Sahyadrimetrus scaber
- Sahyadrimetrus tikaderi
- Sahydroaraneus raja
- Sarax bispinosus
- Sarax cochinensis
- Schizotetranychus mansoni
- Scorpiops deccanensis
- Scorpiops satarensis
- Scorpiops telbaila
- Scorpiops tenuicauda
- Scytodes fusca Brown Spitting Spider
- Shearella alii
- Siler niser
- Siler semiglaucus Jade Jumping Spider
- Smeringopus pallidus Pale Cellar Spider
- Spariolenus bakasura
- Sphingius bilineatus
- Sphingius nilgiriensis
- Srilankametrus caesar
- Steatoda cingulata
- Stegodyphus mirandus
- Stegodyphus pacificus
- Stegodyphus sarasinorum Indian Cooperative Spider
- Stegodyphus tibialis
- Stenaelurillus albus
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Stenaelurillus gabrieli
- Stenaelurillus judithbleisterae
- Stenaelurillus lesserti Lessert's Rainbow Spider
- Stenaelurillus neyyar
- Strigoplus netravati
- Synema decoratum
- Synema revolutum
- Tamigalesus munnaricus
- Tegenaria domestica Barn Funnel Weaver
- Telamonia dimidiata Two-striped Telamonia
- Tenkana manu
- Tetragnatha cochinensis
- Tetragnatha hasselti
- Tetragnatha javana
- Tetranychus macfarlanei
- Tetranychus malaysiensis
- Tetranychus urticae Twospotted Spider Mite
- Thanatus elongatus
- Thelacantha brevispina Asian Spinybacked Orbweaver
- Thelcticopis ajax
- Thelcticopis kirankhalapi
- Thelcticopis maindroni
- Thelcticopis moolampilliensis
- Thelcticopis rufula
- Thelcticopis virescens
- Thelyphonus sepiaris
- Theridion quadratum
- Theridion zonulatum
- Theridula gonygaster Ladybird Spider
- Thiania bhamoensis Metallic blue jumper
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus melanostethus
- Thomisus projectus
- Thomisus pugilis
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Thomisus spectabilis Spectacular Crab Spider
- Thomisus unidentatus
- Thomisus wangi
- Thrigmopoeus truculentus Lesser Goa Mustard Tarantula NT
- Thwaitesia margaritifera
- Thyene bivittata
- Thyene calebi
- Thyene imperialis Imperial Jumping Spider
- Tigidia fasciata
- Tigidia konkanensis
- Toxeus magnus
- Toxeus maxillosus
- Tropizodium kalami
- Tylorida flava
- Tylorida marmorea
- Tylorida striata Striated Tylorida
- Tylorida ventralis Big-bellied Tylorida
- Urozelotes rusticus
- Vailimia jharbari
- Vandaravua carli
- Verrucachernes indicus
- Verrucachernes parvus
- Wadicosa ghatica
- Zaleptus viridis
- Zimiris doriae Zimiris doriai
- Zoica puellula
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
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