Abstract :
Distribution of jumping spiders (Salticidae: Araneae: Arachnida) in different states of
India and union territories is presented herewith. A total of 352 species under 116 genera of
Salticidae were recorded in all states and union territories of India except Daman and Diu and Dadra
and Nagar Haveli. Maximum number of species were recorded from West Bengal (110 species)
followed by Tamil Nadu (99 species), Kerala (92 species), Karnataka (92 species), Maharashtra
(Maharashtra (84 species), Gujarat (66 species), Uttarakhand (49 species), Assam (44 species) and
Odisha (44 species) and so on. Extensive survey for these spiders is required in states like Bihar,
Chattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh which are
poorly represented by these spiders.
Keyword :
Arachnida, Araneae, Diversity, Salticidae, Spiders.