Contents: 1. Introduction. 1. Materials and methods. 3. A checklist of the spider species of Darjeeling hills. 4. Common and taxonomic names of the spider families of Darjeeling hills. 5. Key to the spider families of Darjeeling hills. 6. Taxonomic descriptions of the spiders of Darjeeling hill. 7. Taxonomic status and numerical biodiversity of spiders in Darjeeling hills. 8. Species richness of spiders in Darjeeling hills. 9. Comparative distribution of spiders ...