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The survey was conducted on the spider fauna of Cholistan desert in Pakistan during 2001-2003. Spiders were collected by hand-picking and jarring method. Identification of faunal species was made on the basis of morphological characteristics. The diversity and abundance of different species was analyzed by Shannon diversity indices. Spiders collected during study period from different localities of Cholistan, belonged to 10 families, 32 genera and 62 species. Family Lycosidae with 68% of spider fauna was considered to be the dominant. Such information about these predators will be critical for different evaluation programs of integrated pest management (IPM).