author(s)
Kananbala A, Bhubaneshwari M and Siliwal M

abstract
A checklist of spiders of Manipur state, north east India is provided here based on the spider study carried out from February 2011 to January 2014 [UGC MRP No. F.No. 39-589/2010 (SR) dt. 10.01.2011] to assess the spider diversity of the study area. A total of 152 species belonging to 87 genera and 26 families were recorded with Salticidae, Lycosidae, Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Thomisidae being the dominant families among all the reported families during the study. During the study, 3 species, Myrmarachne kiboschensis Lassert, 1925, Latrodectus elegans Thorell 1898, Epocilla praetextata Thorell 1887 were recorded for the first time in India. And in addition to these, a new species to the trapedoor spider Genus: Conothele Thorell, 1878 was also recorded.