Described: (Simon, 1889).
States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 2B Himalaya: West, 2C Himalaya: Central, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 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, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast, 8B Coasts: East Coast.
Family: Araneidae; order: Araneae.

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yellidespecies of India

Eriovixia excelsa

Hump Back Araneid Spider

Hump Back Araneid Spider (Eriovixia excelsa), a species of India. Not assessed by IUCN. Open records in 22 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF and iNaturalist. Group: Spiders & other arachnids.

Spiders and other arachnids of Jammu and Kashmir · Spiders and other arachnids of Chandigarh · Spiders and other arachnids of Uttarakhand · Spiders and other arachnids of Haryana · Spiders and other arachnids of Delhi · Spiders and other arachnids of Rajasthan · Spiders and other arachnids of Uttar Pradesh · Spiders and other arachnids of Bihar · 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 Telangana

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