List of spiders of Pakistan
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The following is a list of spiders of Pakistan.
- Species list
- Genus Argiope
- Argiope australis - found in Dadu, Pakistan (August 2022)
- Genus Eriovixia
- Eriovixia Excelsa - found in Islamabad, Lahore, Dayal, Goro Hills, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North Pakistan, Pakistan
- Genus Neoscona
- Neoscona crucifera - Found in Faisalabad
- Genus Nephila
- Genus Stegodyphus
- Stegodyphus pacificus - found in Peshawar (1984)
- Stegodyphus sarasinorum - found in Lahore (1935) and in Faisalabad, Okara and Sialkot (1997)
Family Hersiliidae
[edit]- Genus Hersilia
- Hersilia savignyi - found in Leiah, Okara and Sahiwal (1997)
Family Oecobiidae
[edit]- Genus Uroctea
- Uroctea matthaii - Found in some houses of Faisalabad (1996)
- Genus Opopaea
- Opopaea batanguena - found in Faisalabad (1996)
- Genus Crossopriza
- Crossopriza lyoni - found in Okara (1996) and Faisalabad (1998)
Family Salticidae
[edit]- Genus Habrocestum
- Habrocestum coecatus (or Habronattus coronatum) - found in Faisalabad (1996) and Leiah (1998)
- Genus Hyllus
- Hyllus bengalensis (previously Phidippus bengalensis) - found in many localities of Punjab
- Hyllus semicupreus (previously Phidippus indicus) - found in various localities of Punjab
- Genus Marpissa
- Marpissa anusuae - found in various localities of Punjab
- Marpissa decorata - found in Faisalabad, Khanewal, Rawalpindi and Vehari (1997)
- Marpissa muscosa - found in Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Leiah and Jhang (1998)
- Marpissa tigrina - found in many localities of Punjab
- Genus Myrmarachne
- Myrmarachne bengalensis - found in Faisalabad and Sheikhupura (1998)
- Myrmarachne laeta - found in Faisalabad (1996)
- Myrmarachne maratha - found in many localities of Punjab
- Myrmarachne orientales - found in many localities of Punjab
- Genus Phintella
- Phintella vittata (previously Salticus ranjitus) - found in many localities of Punjab
- Genus Phlegra
- Phlegra dhakuriensis - found in many localities of Punjab
- Genus Plexippus
- Plexippus calcutaensis (also Plexippus bengalensis) - found in Faisalabad (1998)
- Plexippus paykulli - found in many localities of Punjab
- Genus Rhene
- Rhene danieli - found in Faisalabad (1997)
- Rhene decorata - found in Faisalabad and Vehari (1997)
- Rhene indica - found in Faisalabad (1997)
- Genus Telamonia
- Telamonia dimidiata (previously Phidippus pateli) - found in many localities of Punjab
- Genus Thiania
- Thiania aura - found in Faisalabad (1997) and Khanewal (1998)
- Genus Thyene
- Thyene imperialis (previously Phidippus punjabensis) - found in various localities of central Punjab
- Genus Chrysilla
Family Scytodidae
[edit]- Genus Scytodes
- Scytodes thoracica - found in Faisalabad (1996)
Family Uloboridae
[edit]- Genus Uloborus
- Uloborus plumipes - found in Lahore (1935) and Faisalabad, Jhang, Khanewal and Layyah (1996)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Orb-weavers (Araneae: Araneidae, Nephilidae) from the Margalla Hills National Park, Pakistan with comments on morphological variation in Neosconamukerjei Tikader, 1980and emasculation in Nephilapilipes (Fabricius, 1793): Kumayl Hassan Jaffry, Abida Butt and Kanwal Zahra
- ↑ New data on the jumping spider fauna of Pakistan (Araneae: Salticidae)Muhammad Sajid, John Caleb, Muhammad Zahid, Shakeel Ahmad - September 2020, Retrieved March 19 2026