Sphingius bilineatus Simon, 1906

Sankaran, Pradeep M., Caleb, John T. D. & Sebastian, Pothalil A., 2020, A review of the genus Sphingius Thorell, 1890 from India (Araneae: Liocranidae), Zootaxa 4896 (4), pp. 505-522 : 511-512

Sphingius bilineatus Simon, 1906

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Sphingius bilineatus Simon, 1906: 301 ; Gravely, 1931: 272, fig. 19J–K.

Type material. Type ♀ from INDIA: Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry): Mahé / Mayyazhi (formerly in Malabar district ) (11°42’00.97’’N, 75°32’32.94’’E), 12 m a.s.l., leg. M.M. Maindron, 1901, repository unknown, possibly MNHN, Paris (register number unknown), not examined. Gravely (1931) provided illustrations of authentically identified male and female specimens and were used for comparison .

Remarks. According to the original illustrations ( Gravely 1931: fig. 19J–K, herein Fig. 5 A–B), this species may be a senior synonym of S. barkudensis . However, confirmation requires examination of the type or topotype materials of S. bilineatus .

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FIGURE 5. Sphingius bilineatus Simon, 1906. Original illustrations of Ƌ pedipalp (A) and ♀ genitalia (B) adopted from Gravely (1931). Figures not to scale.