Described: (Olivier, 1789).
States with an open record: Uttarakhand, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 10A Islands: Andamans, 2B Himalaya: West, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast, 8B Coasts: East Coast, 9A North-East: Bramhaputra Valley, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Uloboridae; order: Araneae.

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yellidespecies of India

Zosis geniculata

Ninja-star Ceiling Spider

Ninja-star Ceiling Spider (Zosis geniculata), a species of India. Not assessed by IUCN. Endemic to India. Open records in 19 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF and iNaturalist. Group: Spiders & other arachnids.

Spiders and other arachnids of Uttarakhand · Spiders and other arachnids of Tripura · Spiders and other arachnids of Meghalaya · Spiders and other arachnids of Assam · Spiders and other arachnids of West Bengal · Spiders and other arachnids of Jharkhand · Spiders and other arachnids of Odisha · Spiders and other arachnids of Chhattisgarh · Spiders and other arachnids of Madhya Pradesh · Spiders and other arachnids of Gujarat · Spiders and other arachnids of Maharashtra · Spiders and other arachnids of Andhra Pradesh · Spiders and other arachnids of Karnataka · Spiders and other arachnids of Goa · Spiders and other arachnids of Kerala · Spiders and other arachnids of Tamil Nadu · Spiders and other arachnids of Puducherry · Spiders and other arachnids of Andaman and Nicobar · Spiders and other arachnids of Telangana

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GBIF records from India by decade and kind of record.

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