CONTENTS: Message from Dr M S Swaminathan, Foreword, Preface, List of Genera and Species Described in this Book, Part I: 1. introduction to Spiders-P A Sebastian and MJ Mathew, 2. Natural History and Bioecology-MJ Mathew, AV Sudhikumar and J Joseph, 3. Studying Spiders-PA Sebastian, AV Sudhikumar and CR Biju, 4. Systematics and Evolution-AV Sudhikumar, MJ Mathew and PA Sebastian, Part 2: 5. Suborder Mygalomorphae-E Sunish, KS Jose and SP Beevi, 6. Suborder Araneomorphae-PA Sebastian, AV Sudhikumar, MJ Mathew and PD Samson, Bibliography, Glossary, Updated Checklist of Indian Spiders Contributors, Index.