| NEW ADDITIONS | ||
| S.No. | Name | Reference |
| 1 | Dolomedes indicus Cherukutty & Krishnan, 2025 | Cherukutty, A. & Krishnan, J. U. (2025). New species of Dolomedes (Araneae: Dolomedidae) from Kerala, India with insights on Indian records of the genus. Scientific Reports 15(42253): 1-14. |
| 2 | Asemonea dentis Sudhin & Sen, 2025 | Sudhin, P.P. & Sen, S. (2025b). Two new species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5723(2): 281-291. |
| 3 | Colyttus nongwar Sudhin & Sen, 2025 | Ditto |
| 4 | Leucauge subgemmea Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 | Paul, J. & Sankaran, P. M. (2025). Redescription of Leucauge subgemmea Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 from India (Araneae: Tetragnathidae: Leucaginae). Zootaxa 5719(4): 590-594. |
| 5 | Pilia malenadu Caleb, 2025 | Caleb, J. T. D., Padiyar, A., Abhijith, A. P. C. & Pai, J. (2025). Rediscovery of the enigmatic genus Pilia Simon, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae) with the description of a new species from India. Zootaxa 5716(2): 279-288. |
| 6 | Eriovixia panigrahii Panigrahi, Bag, Haripal, Meher, Bariha, Parida, Behera & Choudhury, 2025 | Panigrahi, S. K., Bag, B., Haripal, D., Meher, M., Bariha, S. R., Parida, S. R., Behera, R. & Choudhury, S. R. (2025b). Taxonomic study of Eriovixia panigrahii (Araneae: Araneidae) from Kalahandi, Odisha, India. Annual Research & Review in Biology 40(10): 72-77. |
| 7 | Piratula acuminata Sudhin, Sankaran & Sen, 2025 | Sudhin, P. P., Sankaran, P. M. & Sen, S. (2025). First record of the genus Piratula Roewer, 1960 from India, with the description of a new species (Araneae: Lycosidae: Zoicinae). Zootaxa 5659(4): 593-598. |
| 8 | Spartaeus karigiri Caleb, Sudhin, Sen & Kadam, 2025 | Caleb, J. T. D., Sudhin, P. P., Nisha, B. G., Maliye, C. C., Sanap, R. V., Kadam, G. & Sen, S. (2025). Novel additions to the jumping spider subfamily Spartaeinae Wanless, 1984 from India (Araneae, Salticidae, Spartaeini). European Journal of Taxonomy 997: 77-98. |
| 9 | Sonoita lightfooti G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 | Ditto |
| 10 | Heligmomerus australis Khandekar, Thackeray, Pawar, Waghe & Gangalmale, 2025 | Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T., Pawar, S., Waghe, V. & Gangalmale, S. (2025). A new species of trapdoor spider (Araneae: Idiopidae: Heligmomerus) from the southern tip of India. Taprobanica 14(1): 39-47, pl. 3-5, suppl. |
| 11 | Irura meghalaya Sudhin & Sen, 2025 | Sudhin, P. P. & Sen, S. (2025b). A new species of the jumping spider genus Irura Peckham & Peckham, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae) from India. National Academy Science Letters: early view. |
| 12 | Leucauge rubromaculata Benjamin, 2024 | Anju, K. B., Sen, S., Sudhin, P. P. & Sudhikumar, A. V. (2025a). First record of Leucauge rubromaculata Benjamin, 2024 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) from India. National Academy Science Letters: early view. |
| 13 | Oxyopes gyirongensis Hu & Li, 1987 | Mali, S., Govil, P., Sudhin, P. P. & Sen, S. (2025b). First record of Oxyopes gyirongensis Hu & Li, 1987 (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from India. Entomological News 132(3): 440-443. |
| 14 | Hersilia nepalensis M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 | Diksha, Singh, V.K., Siliwal, M. & Das, S.K. (2025). First record of Hersilia nepalensis M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 (Araneae: Hersiliidae) from India. Serket 20(4): 427-43. |
| 15 | Prinerigone vagans (Audouin, 1826) | Tanasevitch, A. V. (2025). Revision of the linyphiid spider collection of di Caporiacco from Karakoram (Aranei: Linyphiidae). Arthropoda Selecta 34(1): 104-120. |
| 16 | Psechrus chizami Sudhin, Mali, Sarma & Sen, 2025 | Sudhin, P. P., Mali, S., Sarma, P. D. & Sen, S. (2025b). Two new species of the spider genus Psechrus Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Psechridae) from northeastern India. Zootaxa 5609(3): 419-429. |
| 17 | Psechrus nathanael Sudhin, Mali, Sarma & Sen, 2025 | Ditto |
| 18 | Indothele amboli Kadam, Tripathi & Sherwood, 2025 | Tripathi, R., Kadam, G., Sherwood, D. & Sudhikumar, A. V. (2025). Revision of Indian Ischnothelidae (Arachnida: Araneae) and descriptions of two new species of Indothele Coyle, 1995. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 189-212. |
| 19 | Indothele silentvalley Tripathi, Kadam & Sherwood, 2025 | Ditto |
| 20 | Conothele mussoorie Tripathi & Kadam, 2025 | Tripathi, R., Kadam, G. & Sudhikumar, A.V. (2025). A new species of Conothele Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Halonoproctidae) from the western Himalayas, India. Arachnology 20(1): 76-79. |
| 21 | Dendrolycosa robusta (Thorell, 1895) | Sudhin, P. P., Nafin, K. S., Sudhikumar, A. V. & Sen, S. (2025a). First record of Dendrolycosa robusta (Thorell 1895) (Araneae: Pisauridae) from India. Entomological News 132(2): 184-189. |
| 22 | Dolomedes mizhoanus Kishida, 1936 | Sankaran, P. M. & Kadam, G. (2025). On the spider family Dolomedidae Simon, 1876 in India and Sri Lanka (Arachnida: Araneae). Zootaxa 5594(2): 258-268. |
| 23 | Epidelaxia falciformis Asima, Caleb, Prasad & Joseph, 2025 | Asima, A., Caleb, J. T. D., Prasad, G. & Joseph, M. M. (2025). First record of Epidelaxia Simon, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae) in India, with descriptions of two new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5590(4): 595-600. |
| 24 | Epidelaxia palustris Asima, Caleb, Prasad & Joseph, 2025 | Ditto |
| 25 | Thiania abdominalis Żabka, 1985 | Sudhin, P.P. & Sen, S. (2025a). The first record of Thiania abdominalis Żabka, 1985 (Araneae: Salticidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 124 (4, 2024): 325-327. |
| 26 | Cheiracanthium iranicum Esyunin & Zamani, 2020 | Kayal, M.K., Ghosh, A., Kumar, R., Bera, C., Sudhin, P.P. & Sen, S. (2025). Arachnid Fauna of Dry Deciduous Forests of Birbhum District, West Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 124 (iS, 2024): 337-346. |
| 27 | Pardosa tuberosa Wang & Zhang, 2014 | Mali, S., Sarma, P. D., Sudhin, P. P. & Sen, S. (2025). The first record of Pardosa tuberosa Wang & Zhang, 2014 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 124(3, 2024): 239-241. |
| IN SYNONYMY | ||
| S.No. | Name | Reference |
| 1 | Plator indicus Simon, 1897 = Plator pandeae Tikader, 1969 | Sankaran, P. M., Tripathy, A. & Tripathi, R. (2025). On the identity of Plator indicus Simon, 1897, and a catalogue of Indian trochanteriid fauna (Araneae: Trochanteriidae). Zootaxa 5686(3): 447-450. |
| 2 | Sphingius bilineatus Simon, 1906 = Sphingius barkudensis Gravely, 1931 | Sankaran, P. M. (2025). On a new synonym in the genus Sphingius Thorell, 1890 from India (Araneae: Liocranidae). Zootaxa 5665(4): 597-599. |
| 3 | Oxyopes hindostanicus Pocock, 1901 = Oxyopes kamalae Gajbe, 1999 | Sen, S., Kayal, M. K. & Sudhin, P. P. (2025). Taxonomic notes on two lynx spiders (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from India. Arthropoda Selecta 34(2): 281-286. |
| 4 | Phaeacius fimbriatus Simon, 1900 = Marpissa gangasagarensis Majumder, 2005 | Caleb, J. T. D., Sudhin, P. P., Nisha, B. G., Maliye, C. C., Sanap, R. V., Kadam, G. & Sen, S. (2025). Novel additions to the jumping spider subfamily Spartaeinae Wanless, 1984 from India (Araneae, Salticidae, Spartaeini). European Journal of Taxonomy 997: 77-98. |
| 5 | Hasarius adansoni (Audouin, 1826) = Habrocestum chikhaldarensis Rao, Bodkhe & Kanaujia, 2025 | Caleb, J. T. D. (2025). On a new synonym of Hasarius adansoni (Audouin, 1826) (Araneae, Salticidae) from India. Peckhamia 332.1: 1-2. |
| 6 | Epeus alboguttatus (Thorell 1887) = Epeus khandalaensis (Tikader 1977) | Hill, D. E. (2025). Identification of jumping spiders placed in the genus Epeus (Araneae: Salticidae: Plexippini: Plexippina). Peckhamia 330.1: 1-50. |
| 7 | Epeus alboguttatus (Thorell 1887) = Epeus indicus Prószyński, 1992 | Ditto |
| 8 | Epeus alboguttatus (Thorell 1887) = Epeus triangulopalpis Malamel, Nafin, Sudhikumar & Sebastian, 2019 | Ditto |
| 9 | Myrmarachne calcuttaensis Biswas, 1984 = Myrmarachne melanocephala MacLeay, 1839 | Caleb, J. T. D. & Joseph, M. M. (2025b). On the synonymy of Myrmarachne calcuttaensis Biswas, 1984 (Araneae: Salticidae). Far Eastern Entomologist 521: 21-24. |
| 10 | Evarcha pococki Żabka, 1985 = Evarcha flavocincta (C. L. Koch, 1846) | Caleb, J. T. D. & Joseph, M. M. (2025a). Taxonomic notes on Evarcha flavocincta (C. L. Koch, 1846) (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 5618(1): 140-144. |
| 11 | Menemerus albocinctus Keyserling, 1890 = Evarcha flavocincta (C. L. Koch, 1846) | Ditto |
| 12 | Salticus andamanius Tikader, 1977 = Evarcha flavocincta (C. L. Koch, 1846) | Ditto |
| TRANSFERS | |||
| S.No. | Name | Transferred from | Reference |
| 1 | Gratianna assam (Caleb, 2020) | Carrhotus | Caleb, J. T. D. (2025b). Gratianna gen. nov., a new jumping spider genus (Araneae: Salticidae: Plexippini) from tropical and subtropical evergreen forests of southern China and Northeast India. Peckhamia 343.1: 1-8. |
| 2 | Hitobia behni (Thorell, 1891) | Poecilochroa | Sankaran, P. M. & Caleb, J. T. D. (2025). On the taxonomic validity of Indian ground spiders: VI. Genera Ladissa Simon, 1907, Melicymnis Simon, 1885, and Poecilochroa Westring, 1874 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Zootaxa 5673(1): 132-142. |
| 3 | Hitobia devendrai (Gajbe & Rane, 1985) | Poecilochroa | Ditto |
| 4 | Hitobia tikaderi (Patel, 1989) | Poecilochroa | Ditto |
| 5 | Hamadruas rukminiae (Gajbe, 1999) | Oxyopes | Sen, S., Kayal, M. K. & Sudhin, P. P. (2025). Taxonomic notes on two lynx spiders (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from India. Arthropoda Selecta 34(2): 281-286. |
| 6 | Ketambea allegrii (Caporiacco, 1935) | Lepthyphantes | Tanasevitch, A. V. (2025). Revision of the linyphiid spider collection of di Caporiacco from Karakoram (Aranei: Linyphiidae). Arthropoda Selecta 34(1): 104-120. |
| 7 | Agyneta kashmirica (Caporiacco, 1935) | Troxochrota | Ditto |
| 8 | Macrothele indicola (Tikader, 1969) | Ischnothele | Tripathi, R., Kadam, G., Sherwood, D. & Sudhikumar, A. V. (2025). Revision of Indian Ischnothelidae (Arachnida: Araneae) and descriptions of two new species of Indothele Coyle, 1995. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 189-212. |
| 9 | Trichothyse jodhpurensis (Gajbe, 1993) | Poecilochroa | Sankaran, P. M., Haddad, C. R. & Tripathi, R. (2025). A review of the ground spider genus Trichothyse Tucker, 1923 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). Zootaxa 5583(1): 39-70. |
| 10 | Trichothyse poonaensis (Tikader, 1982) | Ditto | Ditto |
| RESURRECTED | ||
| S.No. | Name | Reference |
| 1 | Hyllus tirapensis (B. Biswas & K. Biswas, 2006) | Hoang, Q. D. (2025). Review of Hyllus C.L. Koch, 1846 in Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species (Araneae: Salticidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 280-299. |
Nomina dubia
Bathyphantes larvarum Caporiacco, 1935
Gongylidiellum nigrolimbatum Caporiacco, 1935
Minicia vittata Caporiacco, 1935
Oedothorax caporiaccoi Roewer, 1942
Tiso megalops Caporiacco, 1935
Correction in type locality
Ladissa latecingulata Simon, 1907 (Pakistan)
Araneae of India 