On the taxonomic validity of Indian ground spiders: II. Genera Drassyllus Chamberlin, 1922 and Nodocion Chamberlin, 1922 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)

  • Pradeep M. Sankaran Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala 682 013
  • John T.D. Caleb Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 053
  • Pothalil A. Sebastian Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala 682 013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.673
Keywords: Cryptodrassus, Setaphis, transfer, type material, Zoological Survey of India

Abstract

Indian species of Drassyllus and Nodocion are revised, mostly based on the type material available in the National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. All the Indian representatives of the former genus are transferred to Cryptodrassus, with a synonymy of Drassyllus jabalpurensis syn. nov. with Cryptodrassus khajuriai comb. nov., while the Indian species of the latter genus are transferred to Setaphis, with a provisional transfer of Nodocion solanensis. All the examined type specimens are imaged and supplementary descriptions are provided.

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2020-06-24
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Sankaran, P. M., Caleb, J. T., & Sebastian, P. A. (2020). On the taxonomic validity of Indian ground spiders: II. Genera Drassyllus Chamberlin, 1922 and Nodocion Chamberlin, 1922 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (673). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.673
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No. 673 (2020): On the taxonomic validity of Indian ground spiders: II. Genera Drassyllus Chamberlin, 1922 and Nodocion Chamberlin, 1922 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)
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