Naveed Akhtar Muhammad Tahir Faheem Nawaz Muhammad Idnan Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Faculty of Life Science, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan Arthropods ISSN 2224-4255 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/online-version.asp 2020 9 3 112 118 International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Hong Kong 31 July 2020 5 August 2020 1 September 2020 faunistic study Latrodectus hasselti new record red back spider Pakistan This paper reports first sighting of medically important Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870) from Punjab, Pakistan. As this species has not previously reported from Punjab spider fauna of Pakistan, the brief illustration of this species is narrated along with comments on its natural history global distribution. http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2020-9(3)/Latrodectus-hasselti-Thorell.pdf