A checklist of the spiders collected from various habitats and ecological zones of the Punjab is presented. Spiders
were collected by pitfall traps, hand-picking and jarring method. Identification was made on the basis of
morphometric characters. Spider diversity and abundance among different ecological zones were compared by
using Shannon diversity indices. It was also tried to evaluate phenological patterns of dominant species in
different climatic zones. This baseline data will be critical when evaluating future I.P.M. programmes.
