Description of a New spider Meotipa sahyadri Kulkarni, Vartak, Deshpande & Halali, 2017 (Aranae: Theridiidae) in Chhattisgarh, India

The present paper points to a new spider species, Meotipa sahyadri Simon, 1886, in Gariaband District of Chhattisgarh state, where the species belongs to the family Theridiidae Sundewall, 1833.This species has been discovered only in Tamil Nadu in India (2017).Almost 8 years later, it was again recorded in Chhattisgarh and this is the first time it has been seen in the state.Now in Chhattisgarh there are total two species of Meotipa genera.Chhattisgarh is second state of India where this species was recorded.