The following is a list of spiders of Pakistan.
Species list
Family Araneidae Genus Argiope Argiope australis - found in Dadu, Pakistan (August 2022) Genus EriovixiaEriovixia Eriovixia excelsa - found in Islamabad, Lahore, Dayal, Goro Hills, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North Pakistan, Pakistan Genus NeosconaNeoscona Neoscona crucifera - Found in Faisalabad
Genus NephilaNephila Nephila pilipes - Margalla hills, IslamabadOrb-weavers (Araneae: Araneidae, Nephilidae) from the Margalla Hills National Park, Pakistan with comments on morphological variation in Neosconamukerjei Tikader, 1980and emasculation in Nephilapilipes (Fabricius, 1793): Kumayl Hassan Jaffry, Abida Butt and Kanwal Zahra
Family Eresidae Genus StegodyphusStegodyphus Stegodyphus pacificus - found in Peshawar (1984) Stegodyphus sarasinorum - found in Lahore (1935) and in Faisalabad, Okara and Sialkot (1997)
Family Hersiliidae Genus Hersilia Hersilia savignyi - found in Leiah, Okara and Sahiwal (1997)
Family Oecobiidae Genus UrocteaUroctea Uroctea matthaii - Found in some houses of Faisalabad (1996)
Family Oonopidae Genus OpopaeaOpopaea Opopaea batanguena - found in Faisalabad (1996)
Family Pholcidae Genus CrossoprizaCrossopriza Crossopriza lyoni - found in Okara (1996) and Faisalabad (1998)
Family Salticidae Genus HabrocestumHabrocestum Habrocestum coecatus (or Habronattus coronatum) - found in Faisalabad (1996) and Leiah (1998) Genus Hyllus Hyllus bengalensis (previously Phidippus bengalensis) - found in many localities of Punjab Hyllus semicupreus (previously Phidippus indicus) - found in various localities of Punjab Genus MarpissaMarpissa Marpissa anusuae - found in various localities of Punjab Marpissa decorata - found in Faisalabad, Khanewal, Rawalpindi and Vehari (1997) Marpissa muscosa - found in Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Leiah and Jhang (1998) Marpissa tigrina - found in many localities of Punjab Genus MyrmarachneMyrmarachne Myrmarachne bengalensis - found in Faisalabad and Sheikhupura (1998) Myrmarachne laeta - found in Faisalabad (1996) Myrmarachne maratha - found in many localities of Punjab Myrmarachne orientales - found in many localities of Punjab Genus PhintellaPhintella Phintella vittata (previously Salticus ranjitus) - found in many localities of Punjab Genus Phlegra Phlegra dhakuriensis - found in many localities of Punjab Genus PlexippusPlexippus Plexippus calcutaensis (also Plexippus bengalensis) - found in Faisalabad (1998) Plexippus paykulli - found in many localities of Punjab Genus RheneRhene Rhene danieli - found in Faisalabad (1997) Rhene decorata - found in Faisalabad and Vehari (1997) Rhene indica - found in Faisalabad (1997) Genus TelamoniaTelamonia Telamonia dimidiata (previously Phidippus pateli) - found in many localities of Punjab Genus ThianiaThiania Thiania aura - found in Faisalabad (1997) and Khanewal (1998) Genus ThyeneThyene Thyene imperialis (previously Phidippus punjabensis) - found in various localities of central Punjab Genus ChrysillaChrysilla Chrysilla volupe - Margalla hills, IslamabadNew data on the jumping spider fauna of Pakistan (Araneae: Salticidae)Muhammad Sajid, John Caleb, Muhammad Zahid, Shakeel Ahmad - September 2020, Retrieved March 19 2026 Chrysilla albens
Family Scytodidae Genus ScytodesScytodes Scytodes thoracica - found in Faisalabad (1996)
Family Uloboridae Genus UloborusUloborus Uloborus plumipes - found in Lahore (1935) and Faisalabad, Jhang, Khanewal and Layyah (1996)
See also List of butterflies of Pakistan
References
Pakistan Research Repository - Spiders of Pakistan
Further reading A checklist of spider of Punjab, Pakistan - University of Agriculture, Faisalabad