Assessment of Diversity Distribution of Spider Species of Saoli Region of Chandrapur District, Maharashtra, India

region, Present study was carried out to explore the diversity and abundance of spiders from Saoli Dist. Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India. The sites were systematically searched for spiders. Each site was surveyed for one year from February 2025 to January 2026. In the present investigation, a total of 483 individual spiders were documented, representing 58 species belonging to 36 genera and 15 families. The most diverse family observed was Araneidae, which had the highest species richness with 15 species (25.86%), followed by Salticidae with 11 species (18.97%), Lycosidae with 7 species (12.07%), Thomisidae with 6 species (10.34%), and Oxyopidae with 4 species (6.90%). Least presence was recorded from the families Pholcidae, Gnaphosidae, Uloboridae, Scytodidae, Philodromidae, and Eresidae, each represented by a single species (1.72%). Saoli region shows abundant forest area which is suitable as spider habitat.