List of spiders of Pakistan
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Family Eresidae
- Genus StegodyphusStegodyphusStegodyphus is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Eresidae. The 21 species are distributed from Africa to Europe and Asia, with two species Stegodyphus is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Eresidae. The 21 species are distributed from Africa to Europe and Asia, with two species...
- Stegodyphus pacificus - found in PeshawarPeshawarPeshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
(1984) - Stegodyphus sarasinorum - found in LahoreLahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
(1935) and in FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, OkaraOkara, PakistanOkara is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The name Okara is derived from Okaan, a name of a tree, the city is located south-west to the city of Lahore and is famous for its agriculture-based economy and cotton mills...
and SialkotSialkotSialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
(1997)
- Stegodyphus pacificus - found in Peshawar
Family Hersiliidae
- Genus HersiliaHersiliaIn Roman mythology, Hersilia was the wife of Romulus, the founder and first King of Rome. She is described as such in both Livy and Plutarch; but in Dionysius, Macrobius, and another tradition recorded by Plutarch, she was instead the wife of Hostus Hostilius, a Roman champion at the time of Romulus...
- Hersilia savignyiHersilia savignyiHersilia savignyi is a hersiliid spider found in Kerala, Maharastra, Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka....
- found in Leiah, OkaraOkara, PakistanOkara is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The name Okara is derived from Okaan, a name of a tree, the city is located south-west to the city of Lahore and is famous for its agriculture-based economy and cotton mills...
and SahiwalSahiwalSahiwal is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan...
(1997)
- Hersilia savignyi
Family OecobiidaeOecobiidaeThe spider family Oecobiidae consists of about 100 species.They are rather small ; some of them build tiny webs close to the ceiling in people's homes...
- Genus UrocteaUrocteaUroctea is a genus of spiders that is found in Eurasia and Africa. It is sometimes put into its own family, Urocteidae. Their tent-like web is very similar to the ones Oecobius builds; but Uroctea species do not have a cribellum.-Species:...
- Uroctea matthaii - Found in some houses of FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
(1996)
- Uroctea matthaii - Found in some houses of Faisalabad
Family Oonopidae
- Genus Opopaea
- Opopaea batanguena - found in FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
(1996)
- Opopaea batanguena - found in Faisalabad
Family Pholcidae
- Genus CrossoprizaCrossoprizaCrossopriza is a genus of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Holocneminae, family Pholcidae.It contains the following species:* Crossopriza cylindrogaster Simon, 1907 — West Africa...
- Crossopriza lyoniCrossopriza lyoniCrossopriza lyoni is a widespread species of cellar spiders that prefer to live in or around human structures. They are commonly known as tailed cellar spiders, tailed daddy longlegs spiders, and sometimes box spiders. They all possess extremely long fragile legs that can reach up to long and a...
- found in OkaraOkara, PakistanOkara is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The name Okara is derived from Okaan, a name of a tree, the city is located south-west to the city of Lahore and is famous for its agriculture-based economy and cotton mills...
(1996) and FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
(1998)
- Crossopriza lyoni
Family Salticidae
- Genus HabrocestumHabrocestumHabrocestum is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Distribution:Most species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Two have been found in Australia, and one on the Solomon Islands.-Species:...
- Habrocestum coecatus (or Habronattus coronatum) - found in FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
(1996) and Leiah (1998)
- Habrocestum coecatus (or Habronattus coronatum) - found in Faisalabad
- Genus Hyllus
- Hyllus bengalensis (previously PhidippusPhidippusPhidippus is a genus in the family Salticidae . Some of the largest jumping spiders inhabit this genus, and many species are characterized by their brilliant, iridescent green chelicerae. Phidippus is distributed almost exclusively in North America, with the exception of two exported species...
bengalensis) - found in many localities of Punjab - Hyllus semicupreus (previously Phidippus indicus) - found in various localities of Punjab
- Hyllus bengalensis (previously Phidippus
- Genus Marpissa
- Marpissa anusuae - found in various localities of Punjab
- Marpissa decorata - found in FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, KhanewalKhanewalKhanewal is the capital city of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is notable for being the host city to the second largest train station in Pakistan. Khanewal is located at 30°18'0N 71°56'0E with an altitude of 128 metres and is named after the earliest settlers here who...
, RawalpindiRawalpindiRawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
and VehariVehariVehari is a city in the Punjab province in Pakistan. The city, which is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name, is located at 30°1'0N 72°21'0E at an altitude of 135m , lies about from the regional metropolis of Multan and about north of the river Sutlej - the southernmost of...
(1997) - Marpissa muscosaMarpissa muscosaMarpissa muscosa is a species of jumping spider.Females reach about 8–11 mm length, males only 6–8 mm. Both sexes are coloured grey to brown. The whole spider has a furry appearance and is flattened in shape....
- found in Faisalabad, SahiwalSahiwalSahiwal is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan...
, Leiah and JhangJhang- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
(1998) - Marpissa tigrina - found in many localities of Punjab
- Genus MyrmarachneMyrmarachneMyrmarachne is a genus of jumping spiders which imitate an ant by waving their front legs in the air to simulate antennae. Some species also look strikingly like ants....
- Myrmarachne bengalensis - found in Faisalabad and SheikhupuraSheikhupuraSheikhupura or Shekhupur , formerly Kot Dayal Das or Singhpuria or Virkgarh , is an industrial city in the province of Punjab slightly northwest to Lahore in Pakistan. It is known for its historical places, and is commonly known locally as Qila Shaikhupura, because of the fort in the city,...
(1998) - Myrmarachne laeta - found in Faisalabad (1996)
- Myrmarachne maratha - found in many localities of Punjab
- Myrmarachne orientales - found in many localities of Punjab
- Myrmarachne bengalensis - found in Faisalabad and Sheikhupura
- Genus PhintellaPhintellaPhintella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Phintella abnormis — Russia, China, Korea, Japan* Phintella accentifera — India, China, Vietnam...
- Phintella vittata (previously SalticusSalticusSalticus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Description:Salticus species are typically marked with a black and white pattern, with some featuring transverse stripes, often gaining them the popular name "zebra spiders". Mature males have very long chelicerae on which they rest their long,...
ranjitus) - found in many localities of Punjab
- Phintella vittata (previously Salticus
- Genus Phlegra
- Phlegra dhakuriensis - found in many localities of Punjab
- Genus PlexippusPlexippusIn Greek mythology, Plexippus is a name that refers to:* A son of Thestius, who, together with his brother Toxeus, participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. He was angry that the prize of the boar's hide had been given to a woman by his nephew Meleager, who then killed him in the ensuing...
- Plexippus calcutaensis (also Plexippus bengalensis) - found in Faisalabad (1998)
- Plexippus paykulliPlexippus paykullithumb|left|Male Plexippus paykulliPlexippus paykulli is a jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is native to south east Asia but has spread to other parts of the world. In the United States it is called the pantropical jumping spider...
- found in many localities of Punjab
- Genus RheneRheneRhene is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . The genus was originally named Rhanis. Tamerlan Thorell renamed it Rhene in 1869 so that it would not be confused with a beetle genus that was also named Rhanis. The name Rhene is derived from the Greek proper name Rhene .-Species:* Rhene albigera...
- Rhene danieli - found in Faisalabad (1997)
- Rhene decorata - found in Faisalabad and Vehari (1997)
- Rhene indica - found in Faisalabad (1997)
- Genus TelamoniaTelamoniaTelamonia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family , found in rain forest, mostly in Asia and parts of Africa.-Description:...
- Telamonia dimidiataTelamonia dimidiataThe two-striped jumper, or Telamonia dimidiata, is a jumping spider found in various Asian tropical rain forests, in foliage in wooded environments.-Description:...
(previously Phidippus pateli) - found in many localities of Punjab
- Telamonia dimidiata
- Genus ThianiaThianiaThiania is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . The 17 described species are found in Asia from Pakistan to the Philippines, with one species found on Hawai'i.-Species:* Thiania abdominalis Zabka, 1985 — Vietnam...
- Thiania aura - found in Faisalabad (1997) and Khanewal (1998)
- Genus ThyeneThyeneThyene is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Thyene aperta — West Africa, Zimbabwe* Thyene australis Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa...
- Thyene imperialis (previously Phidippus punjabensis) - found in various localities of central Punjab
Family Scytodidae
- Genus ScytodesScytodesScytodes is a genus of spitting spider that occurs all around the world. The best known species is Scytodes thoracica which has a holarctic distribution....
- Scytodes thoracicaScytodes thoracicaScytodes thoracica is a spitting spider because it spits a poisonous sticky silken substance over its prey. Its size ranges between . The carapace is unusual in sloping upwards towards its rear end, whereas the abdomen slopes downwards....
- found in FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
(1996)
- Scytodes thoracica
Family Uloboridae
- Genus UloborusUloborusUloborus is a spider genus in the family Uloboridae with 72 described species. Most species occur in the tropics and subtropics, with only few species in northern America and Europe....
- Uloborus plumipesUloborus plumipesUloborus plumipes is an Old World cribellate spider in the family Uloboridae. Common names are Feather-legged lace weaver and Garden center spider, due to its frequent occurrence in garden centers around the world....
- found in LahoreLahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
(1935) and FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, JhangJhang- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
, KhanewalKhanewalKhanewal is the capital city of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is notable for being the host city to the second largest train station in Pakistan. Khanewal is located at 30°18'0N 71°56'0E with an altitude of 128 metres and is named after the earliest settlers here who...
and LayyahLayyahLayyah, also spelt Leiah , is the capital city of the Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°58'0N 70°56'0E with an altitude of 143 metres .-Old History:...
(1996)
- Uloborus plumipes
Further reading
- A checklist of spider of Punjab, Pakistan - University of Agriculture, FaisalabadUniversity of Agriculture, FaisalabadThe University of Agriculture, Faisalabad جامعہ زرعيه فيصل آباد, originally the Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute, Lyallpur, is a university in the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan....