| NEW ADDITIONS |
| S.No. | Name | Reference |
| 1 | Theridion himalayana 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. |
| 2 | 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. |
| 3 | Psechrus phenshunyu Sudhin, Mali & Sen, 2026 | Ditto |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | Langelurillus udaipurensis Tripathi, Sanap & Caleb, 2026 | Ditto |
| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | Mogrus shushka Tripathi, Kadam & Prajapati, 2026 | Ditto |
| 8 | Mogrus larisae Logunov, 1995 | Ditto |
| 9 | 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. |
| 10 | 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. |
| 11 | 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. |
| 12 | 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. |
| 13 | 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. |
| 14 | 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. |
| 15 | 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. |
| 16 | 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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