| NEW ADDITIONS |
| S.No. | Name | Reference |
| 1 | Tigidia singhal Tripathi, Bolde & Vanak, 2026 | Tripathi, 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. |
| 2 | Onomastus brahmagiri Jose & Benjamin, 2026 | Jose, 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. |
| 3 | Onomastus silentvalley Jose & Benjamin, 2026 | Ditto |
| 4 | Selenocosmia meghalayensis Sanap, Kadam, Thackeray & Rajkumar, 2026 | Sanap, 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. |
| 5 | Chorizopesoides shimoga Dutta, Sudhin, Sen & Banerjee, 2026 | 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. |
| 6 | Berlandina 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. |
| 7 | Hamataliwa papikonda Bhattacharya, Sudhin & Sen, 2026 | Bhattacharya, 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. |
| 8 | Simonia lawbah Dutta, Goswami, Sudhin, Sen & Banerjee, 2026 | Dutta, 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. |
| 9 | Oxytate indosinica Caleb, 2026 | Caleb, 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. |
| 10 | Guizygiella 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. |
| 11 | Theridion himalayanaum Priyadarshini & Tripathy, 2026 | Tripathy, 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. |
| 12 | Psechrus ntu Sudhin, Mali & Sen, 2026 | Sudhin, P.P., Mali, S. & Sen, S. (2026). Two new species of Psechrus Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Psechridae) from India. Zootaxa 5796 (1): 124-134. |
| 13 | Psechrus phenshunyu Sudhin, Mali & Sen, 2026 | Ditto |
| 14 | Langelurillus sahyadri Sanap, Tripathi, Thackeray & Caleb, 2026 | Sanap, 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. |
| 15 | Langelurillus udaipurensis Tripathi, Sanap & Caleb, 2026 | Ditto |
| 16 | Mogrus pune Tripathi, Kulkarni & Kadam, 2026 | Tripathi, 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. |
| 17 | Mogrus shushka Tripathi, Kadam & Prajapati, 2026 | Ditto |
| 18 | Mogrus larisae Logunov, 1995 | Ditto |
| 19 | Argiope 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. |
| 20 | Hygropoda kannimara Sankaran, 2026 | 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. |
| 21 | Titanidiops kolhapurensis Gangalmale, Thackeray, Khandekar & Gaikwad, 2026 | Gangalmale, 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. |
| 22 | Colyttus bilineatus Thorell, 1891 | Chetry, 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. |
| 23 | Cosmophasis rakata Żabka & Waldock, 2012 | John, 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. |
| 24 | Gea jingdong Mi, Wang & Gan, 2024 | Salunkhe, 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. |
| 25 | Irura meghalaya Sudhin & Sen, 2026 | Sudhin, 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. |
| 26 | Leucauge rubromaculata Benjamin, 2024 | Anju, 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: early view. |
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