Sphingius solanensis ( Gajbe, 1979 ), 2021

Sankaran, Pradeep M. & Caleb, John T. D., 2021, On the taxonomic validity of Indian ground spiders: V. Genera Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834, Sosticus Chamberlin, 1922 and Gaviphosa gen. nov. (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), Zootaxa 5040 (4), pp. 539-564 : 562

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5040.4.5
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5531819
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scientific name	Sphingius solanensis ( Gajbe, 1979 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Sphingius solanensis ( Gajbe, 1979) View in CoL comb. nov.

Figs 90–95 View FIGURES 90–95

Sosticus solanensis Gajbe, 1979: 73 , fig. 2F–J (♀). Tikader 1982: 436, figs 320–324 (♀).

Type material. Holotype ♀ from INDIA : Himachal Pradesh: Solan: Simla Hills, O.B. Chhotani leg., 24.VI.1968, NZC-ZSI, Kolkata (4323/18), examined.

Justification of the transfer. The original genitalic illustrations of this species ( Gajbe 1979: fig. 2H–I) clearly indicated that it is misplaced in Sosticus . The conical anterior lateral spinnerets of this species ( Fig. 92 View FIGURES 90–95 ) clearly indicated that it is misplaced in Gnaphosidae . Examination of the type of this species revealed that it has diagnostic features of Sphingius as noted in the case of S. dherikanalensis (compare Figs 93–94 View FIGURES 90–95 with Deeleman-Reinhold 2001: fig. 842, Zhang et al. 2009: figs 27–28, Zhang & Fu 2010: figs 9–10 and Dankittipakul et al. 2011: figs 3–4, 25–26). Based on these observations, we propose to transfer S. solanensis to Sphingius .

Remarks. The ZSI collection has one glass tube for this species labeled as ‘holotype’ (4323/18) containing a female specimen in fairly good condition, with broken legs. The same tube has a micro-vial containing the dissected epigyne.

References

Dankittipakul, P., Tavano, M. L. & Singtripop, T. (2011) Neotype designation for Sphingius thecatus Thorell, 1890, synonymies, new records and descriptions of six new species from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Liocranidae). Zootaxa, 3066 (1), 1 - 20. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3066.1.1

Deeleman-Reinhold, C. L. (2001) Forest spiders of South East Asia: with a revision of the sac and ground spiders (Araneae: Clubionidae, Corinnidae, Liocranidae, Gnaphosidae, Prodidomidae and Trochanterriidae [sic]). Brill, Leiden, 591 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 9789004475588

Gajbe, U. A. (1979) Studies on some spiders of the genus Sosticus from India (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India, 2, 69 - 74.

Tikader, B. K. (1982). Part 2. Family Gnaphosidae. In: The fauna of India. Spiders: Araneae. Vol. II. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, pp. 295 - 536.

Zhang, F., Fu, J. Y. & Zhu, M. S. (2009) Spiders of the genus Sphingius (Araneae: Liocranidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 2298 (1), 31 - 44. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2298.1.2

Zhang, F. & Fu, J. Y. (2010) A new species of the genus Sphingius (Araneae, Liocranidae) from China, and first description of the female: Sphingius hainan Zhang, Fu & Zhu, 2009. ZooKeys, 49, 23 - 31. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 49.391

Figures

FIGURES 90–95. Sphingius solanensis (Gajbe, 1979) comb. nov., type of Sosticus solanensis Gajbe, 1979. 90 holotype female habitus, dorsal view; 91 eyes of holotype female, dorsal view; 92 spinnerets of holotype female, ventral view; 93–94 genitalia of holotype female (93 epigyne, ventral view, 94 vulva, dorsal view); 95 label from type tube.Abbreviations:AH, anterior epigynal hood; B, bursa; S, spermatheca. Scale bars: 90, 1 mm; 91, 0.5 mm; 92–94, 0.2 mm.