Updates 2026

NEW ADDITIONS
S.No.NameReference
1Indodelaxia albomaculata Jose & Benjamin, 2026Jose, A., Herath, T., Benjamin, S. P. & Sudhikumar, A. V. (2026). Evolution of South Asian mountain biota: dispersal, fine-scale biogeography, phylogenetics and systematics of Nannenini jumping spiders. Invertebrate Systematics 40(8, IS26014): 1-20.
2Indodelaxia thusharagiri Jose & Benjamin, 2026Ditto
3Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843  Thakur, S., Nayak, J., Harris, K. K. & Pal, A. (2026). A putative record of Poltys illepidus from Bhoramdev Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh, India. Asian Journal of Biology 22(6): 98-107.
4Hamadruas kvmensis Tayade, Deshpande & Patil, 2026Tayade, R. R., Deshpande, V. & Patil, S. R. (2026). Two new lynx spider species of Hamadruas and Oxyopes and the first record of Hamadruas Thorell, 1887 (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from Wai, Maharashtra, India. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology 47(14): 1-15.
5Oxyopes waiensis Tayade, Deshpande & Patil, 2026Ditto
6Neoscona jinghongensis Yin, Wang, Xie & Peng, 1990Dutta, S., Sudhin, P. P., Sen, S. & Banerjee, D. (2026). First record of Neoscona jinghongensis Yin, Wang, Xie & Peng, 1990 (Araneae, Araneidae) from India. Entomon 51(2): 269-272.
7Tigidia singhal Tripathi, Bolde & Vanak, 2026Tripathi, R., Bolde, P. & Vanak, A.T. (2026). A new species of the trapdoor spider genus Tigidia Simon, 1892 (Araneae: Barychelidae) from the Deccan Plateau, India Arachnology 20(5): 749-752.
8Onomastus brahmagiri Jose & Benjamin, 2026Jose, A., Benjamin, S.P. & Sudhikumar A.V. (2026). Three new species of Onomastus Simon, 1900 (Araneae: Salticidae) from India and Sri Lanka: highlighting the value of collaborative cross-border taxonomic research. Zootaxa 5839 (3): 507-526.
9Onomastus silentvalley Jose & Benjamin, 2026Ditto
10Selenocosmia meghalayensis Sanap, Kadam, Thackeray & Rajkumar, 2026Sanap, R., Kadam, G., Thackeray, T., Rajkumar, M. & Satam, Y. (2026b). A new species of the genus Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from the karst landscapes of Meghalaya, India. Faunitaxys 14(46): 1-9.
11Chorizopesoides shimoga Dutta, Sudhin, Sen & Banerjee, 2026Dutta, S., Sudhin, P. P., Sen, S. & Banerjee, D. (2026b). The genus Chorizopesoides Mi et Wang, 2018 (Aranei: Araneidae) from India, with the description of a new species. Arthropoda Selecta 35(2): 239-244.
12Berlandina plumalis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)Parmar, S. I., Prajapati, D. A. & Pandya, P. J. (2026b). First record of the genus Berlandina Dalmas, 1922 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from India, with notes on B. plumalis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) and its synonymy. Journal of Threatened Taxa 18(8): 29106-29113.
13Hamataliwa papikonda Bhattacharya, Sudhin & Sen, 2026Bhattacharya, U., Sudhin, P. P. & Sen, S. (2026). A new species of Hamataliwa Keyserling, 1887 (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 126(2): 101-106.
14Simonia lawbah Dutta, Goswami, Sudhin, Sen & Banerjee, 2026Dutta, S., Goswami, R., Sudhin, P. P., Sen, S. & Banerjee, D. (2026). Taxonomic notes on the ray spider family Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 (Arachnida: Araneae) from India. Zootaxa 5821(2): 291-300.
15Oxytate indosinica Caleb, 2026Caleb, J. T. D., Baite, L. S. J. & Christudhas, A. (2026). A new species of the genus Oxytate L. Koch, 1878 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from India and China. Far Eastern Entomologist 548: 24-28.
16Guizygiella nadleri (Heimer, 1984)Malamel, J. J. (2026). New insights into the description and distribution of Guizygiella nadleri (Araneae: Araneidae): a study from southern India. Entomological News 133(3): 250-254.
17Theridion himalayanaum Priyadarshini & Tripathy, 2026Tripathy, A. & Priyadarshini, D. (2026). On the discovery of a new polymorphic Happy-Face Spider (Araneae, Theridiidae) from the Western Himalayas, India, with notes on its natural history. Evolutionary Systematics 10(1): 63-84.
18Psechrus ntu Sudhin, Mali & Sen, 2026Sudhin, P.P., Mali, S. & Sen, S. (2026). Two new species of Psechrus Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Psechridae) from India. Zootaxa 5796 (1): 124-134.
19Psechrus phenshunyu Sudhin, Mali & Sen, 2026Ditto
20Langelurillus sahyadri Sanap, Tripathi, Thackeray & Caleb, 2026Sanap, R.V., Tripathi, R., Caleb, J.T.D., Koli, H., Koli, V.K., Intodia, A. & Thackeray, T. (2026). Further notes on Indian Langelurillus Próchniewicz, 1994 (Araneae: Salticidae), with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 5792(1): 183-199.
21Langelurillus udaipurensis Tripathi, Sanap & Caleb, 2026Ditto
22Mogrus pune Tripathi, Kulkarni & Kadam, 2026Tripathi, R., Kadam, G., Asha, T.J., Kulkarni, A., Jangid, A.K., Prajapati, D.A. & Sudhikumar, A.V. (2026). Discoveries of two new Mogrus species (Araneae: Salticidae) and notable records from India. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 223-244.
23Mogrus shushka Tripathi, Kadam & Prajapati, 2026Ditto
24Mogrus larisae Logunov, 1995Ditto
25Argiope sector (Forsskål, 1776)Parmar, S. I., Prajapati, D. A. & Pandya, P. J. (2026). First record of the orb-web spider species Argiope sector (Forsskål, 1776) (Araneae: Araneidae) from India. Entomological News 133(2): 120-124.
26Hygropoda kannimara Sankaran, 2026Sankaran, P. M., Abraham, A., Williams, S. H. & Asima, A. (2026). New data on Indian nursery-web spiders (Araneae: Pisauridae). Zootaxa 5757(1): 1-25.
27Titanidiops kolhapurensis Gangalmale, Thackeray, Khandekar & Gaikwad, 2026Gangalmale, S., Thackeray, T., Khandekar, A. & Gaikwad, S. M. (2026). A new species of the trapdoor spider genus Titanidiops Simon (Araneae: Idiopidae) from western Maharashtra, India. Journal of Natural History 60(5-8): 399-419.
28Colyttus bilineatus Thorell, 1891Chetry, M., Caleb, J.T.D. & Choudhury, P. (2026). First record of Colyttus bilineatus Thorell, 1891 (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) from India. Journal ofThreatened Taxa 18(1): 28259-28262.
29Cosmophasis rakata Żabka & Waldock, 2012John, S. J. & Caleb, J. T. D. (2026). First report of Cosmophasis rakata (Araneae: Salticidae) from India with notes on myrmecophilic interactions. Entomological News 133(1): 12-18.
30Gea jingdong Mi, Wang & Gan, 2024Salunkhe, M. B., Sampathkumar, M., Sood, A. K. & Kumar, S. (2026). An updated checklist of spider (Arachnida: Araneae) fauna of Himachal Pradesh, with a new record for India. Journal of Biological Control 39(4, 2025): 392-403.
31Irura meghalaya Sudhin & Sen, 2026Sudhin, P. P. & Sen, S. (2026). A new species of the jumping spider genus Irura Peckham & Peckham, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae) from India. National Academy Science Letters: early view.
32Leucauge rubromaculata Benjamin, 2024Anju, K. B., Sen, S., Sudhin, P. P. & Sudhikumar, A. V. (2026). First record of Leucauge rubromaculata Benjamin, 2024 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) from India. National Academy Science Letters 49(4): 535-539.
IN SYNONYMY
S.No.NameReference
1Phidippus bengalensis Tikader, 1977 = Hyllus semicupreus (Simon, 1885)Caleb J.T.D. (2026a). On two synonyms of Hyllus semicupreus (Simon, 1885) (Araneae: Salticidae). Entomological News
2Phidippus bhimrakshiti Gajbe, 2004 = Hyllus semicupreus (Simon, 1885)Ditto
3Rhene flavicomans Simon, 1902 = Rhene tamula Karsch, 1879Caleb, J. T. D. (2026b). Taxonomic notes on Rhene Thorell, 1869 and Simaetha Thorell, 1881 (Araneae: Salticidae) from India and Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 5874(1): 89-95.
4Rhene callida Peckham & Peckham, 1895 = Rhene tamula Karsch, 1879Ditto
5Lechia squamata Żabka, 1985 = Phintelloides manipur Caleb, 2020Yang, Z. Y., Zhang, F., Yu, K. & Zhang, J. X. (2026). Resolving the tribal classification of Lechia Żabka, 1985 (Araneae: Salticidae) using UCE phylogenomics and morphology. Invertebrate Systematics 40(6, IS25076): 1-19.
6Pandava laminata (Thorell, 1878) = Tegenaria comstocki Gajbe, 2004Sudhin, P. P., Sankaran, P. M. & Sen, S. (2026b). Taxonomic notes on species of the genera Agelena Walckenaer, 1805, Tamgrinia Lehtinen, 1967 and Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 from India, with remarks on an allied species from Nepal (Araneae: Agelenidae). Zootaxa 5839(1): 121-138.
7Tegenaria domestica (Clerck, 1757) = Agelena shillogensis Tikader, 1969Ditto
8Chorizopesoides orientalis (Simon, 1909) = Chorizopesoides khanjanes (Tikader, 1965) Dutta, S., Sudhin, P. P., Sen, S. & Banerjee, D. (2026b). The genus Chorizopesoides Mi et Wang, 2018 (Aranei: Araneidae) from India, with the description of a new species. Arthropoda Selecta 35(2): 239-244.
9Eriovixia nox (Simon, 1877) = Eriovixia sakiedaorum Tanikawa, 1999Joseph, M. M., Ashwin, G. & Shenoy, J. C. (2026). Notes on the identity of the orb-weaver spider Araneus nox Simon, 1877 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India, including its transfer to Eriovixia Archer, 1951 and one new synonymy. Zootaxa 5837(1): 187-194.
10Dendrolycosa bobbiliensis Reddy & Patel, 1993 = Dendrolycosa robusta (Thorell, 1895)Sankaran, P. M., Abraham, A., Williams, S. H. & Asima, A. (2026). New data on Indian nursery-web spiders (Araneae: Pisauridae). Zootaxa 5757(1): 1-25.
TRANSFERS
S.No.NameTransferred fromReference
1Megamyrmaekion luridum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874)DrassodesTruong, B. P., Le, T. T. S., Uyen, P. T. T., Phan, Q. T. & Hoang, Q. D. (2026). New synonymy and combinations in Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Zootaxa 5853(3): 433-440.
2Eriovixia nox (Simon, 1877)AraneusJoseph, M. M., Ashwin, G. & Shenoy, J. C. (2026). Notes on the identity of the orb-weaver spider Araneus nox Simon, 1877 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India, including its transfer to Eriovixia Archer, 1951 and one new synonymy. Zootaxa 5837(1): 187-194.
3Chthonopes assamensis (Fage, 1924)WendilgardaDutta, S., Goswami, R., Sudhin, P. P., Sen, S. & Banerjee, D. (2026). Taxonomic notes on the ray spider family Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 (Arachnida: Araneae) from India. Zootaxa 5821(2): 291-300.
4Dipoenoides deplanata (Schenkel, 1936)EmertonellaHu, C. H. (2026). Dipoenoides Chamberlin, 1925 is the valid name for the genus Emertonella Bryant, 1945 (Araneae, Theridiidae, Hadrotarsinae). The Indochina Entomologist 2(22): 227-230.
5Dipoenoides episinoides (Walckenaer, 1847)EmertonellaDitto
6Physcoa scintillans Thorell, 1895  ChryssoHu, C. H., Zhong, R., Liu, J. & Li, Z. C. (2026). A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218.
7Physcoa angula (Tikader, 1970)ChryssoDitto

Nomina nuda

  1. Cyrtophora bituberculata Roy, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2017
  2. Hamataliwa hellia Dhali, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2017
  3. Bathippus brevipalpis (Roy, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2016)
  4. Draconarius joshimath Quasin, Siliwal & Uniyal, 2017