The present checklist of spiders of Odisha is the result of the compilation of all published literature on spiders and primary data collected during the present study carried out from July 2016 to March 2017 in Odisha.  A total of 138 species of spiders belonging to 95 genera and 33 families were recorded in the present study.  Of which, seven families, 36 genera and 80 species of spiders were reported for the first time from Odisha.  Of these 80 species, 78 spider species were exclusively reported from the Eastern Ghats of Odisha. With this study, spider diversity of Odisha comprised of 248 species belonging to 139 genera and 39 families.  Whereas, Eastern Ghats of Odisha comprised of 181 species belonging to 109 genera and 35 families.  Of total spiders from Odisha, 23 species were found to be endemic to southern Asia, 49 species endemic to India and 19 species endemic to Odisha.

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Abstract:Observations on the Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard Saara hardwickii (Gray, 1827) were undertaken in Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India during the monsoons (July) following quadrat sampling that was time-constrained. The study revealed that the area is one of the preferable habitats for the species. A population analysis showed that the relative abundance of the subadults was higher, followed by juveniles and adults during the study period. The beginning of activity of the lizards was found to vary over the study period depending on prevailing weather conditions. The activity pattern was bimodal, except across rain events. The study revealed two important ecological findings about these lizards; complete sealing of burrow during rains which differed from partial sealing on normal days and complete diurnal cycle of body colour changes during the monsoon. Feeding was the predominant activity of this lizard followed by basking, resting and chasing each other. The adult lizards were found to be strictly herbivorous, in spite of an abundance of insects available in the area during the period. Subadults and juveniles were found to eat both plant parts, as well as insects. Microhabitat use such as inside grass clumps was found to be higher followed by barren ground, under shade and on stones.Keywords: Activity pattern, borrow sealing, colour change, food and feeding, habitat use, population, Rajasthan, Spiny-tailed Lizard, Wildlife Sanctuary.Hindi Abstract: rky Nkij oU;tho vH;kj.; es a Hkkjrh; dka W Vs nkj&iw W Nokyh fNidyh Saara hardwickii (Gray, 1827) ij oS Kkfud vuos D'k.k fd;k x;kA vË;;u DokMjs V fofèk (quadrat sampling method) vkS j flfer le;kofèk (time-constrained) ls ekulw u vofèk ds tq ykà ekg es a fd;k x;kA vË;;u es a ;gkW a dk okl&LFkku bl iz tkfr ds fy, eq [; #i ls ila fnnk okl&LFkku ik;k x;kA tula [;k fo"ys 'k.k es a vèkZ o;Ld dh la [;k lcls T;knk] fd"kks j vkS j o;Ld dh mÙkjks rj la [;k de ikbZ xbZ A bl iz tkfr ds nS fud xfrfofèk;ks a ds le; es a egÙoiw .kZ #i ls ekS le ds vuq #i nS fud ifjorZ u ik;k x;kA bldk nS fud fØ;kDyki] o'kkZ ds le; dks Nks Mdj] ckbZ eks My ns [kk x;kA bl vË;;u es a eq [; #i ls bl iz tkfr ds nks ikfjfLFfrdh igyw fudy dj vk,( o'kkZ ds nkS jku fcy dks iw .kZ r;k ca n djuk ogha lkekU; fnuks a es a vkèkk ca n djuk vkS j blds fnu ds le; "kjhj ds ja x dks ifjofrZ r djus dk pØA nS fud fØ;kDyki es a [kkuk [kkus es a lokZ fËkd le; O;rhr fd;k x;k ogh lw ;Z dh jks "kuh es a "kjhj dks rkiuk] vkjke djuk vkS j ,d&nw ljs dk fiNk djuk bldh vU; xfrfofËk;kW a FkhA o;Ld fNidfy;kW a iw .kZ r;k "kkdkgkjh ns [kh xbZ ] ogh ekulw u vofèk es a fdVks a dh ckgw Y;rk FkhA vèkZ o;Ld vkS j fd"kks jks a dks ikniks a ds Òkx ds lkFk& lkFk fdVks a dk Òh ÒD'k.k djrs ns [kk x;kA bl iz tkfr )kjk lq {e okl&LFkku ds #i es a ?kkl ds >q ..k lcls ila fnnk ns [kk x;s ogh likV èkjry] Nk;k vkS j Nks Vs iÙFkj Øe"k% de ila n fd;s x;s A ISSN Online 0974-7907 Print 0974-7893

Three new species of the front-eyed trapdoor genus Idiops, viz., Idiops joida sp. nov. from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, I. mettupalayam sp. nov. from the foothills of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and I. oriya sp. nov. from Odhisa, are described. Natural history information for all these species is provided as is an identification key to Idiops species from South andSoutheast Asia.