Present study investigated spider richness in the campus of S.V.R N.S.S College Kottayam, Kerala. A checklist of 110 species belonging to 77 genera and 19 families has been prepared. Salticidae dominated the population with 25 genera. Among the feeding guild type 37.27% of the documented spiders belong to Stalkers. Some of the spiders collected are endemic to India such as Camaricus khandalaensis, Arachnura angura, Lycosa tista, Oxyopes sunandae, Meotipa multuma and Chalcotropis pennata. High species richness of spider in the campus proposes to consider and implement suitable conservation plans at the earliest.
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