On the taxonomic validity of Indian ground spiders: II. Genera Drassyllus Chamberlin, 1922 and Nodocion Chamberlin, 1922 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) Author Sankaran, Pradeep M. 0AEC69AA-7E17-401F-B83B-280C2F04AC6E Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala 682 013, India. & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 0 AEC 69 AA- 7 E 17 - 401 F-B 83 B- 280 C 2 F 04 AC 6 E & Corresponding author: pradeepmspala @ rediffmail. com pradeepmspala@rediffmail.com Author Caleb, John T. D. 2B3052EB-5000-4A94-8E38-F88CC308ECAD Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 053, India. & Email: caleb 87 woodgate @ gmail. com & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 2 B 3052 EB- 5000 - 4 A 94 - 8 E 38 - F 88 CC 308 ECAD caleb87woodgate@gmail.com Author Sebastian, Pothalil A. C22767DA-4C75-4685-B77E-2AB058C1091D Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala 682 013, India. & Email: drpothalil @ rediffmail. com & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: C 22767 DA- 4 C 75 - 4685 - B 77 E- 2 AB 058 C 1091 D drpothalil@rediffmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2020 2020-06-24 673 1 14 journal article 21603 10.5852/ejt.2020.673 de4f2e41-d1c5-47c8-98af-548b7f9842bb 2118-9773 3908345 3A281D69-7AB3-47DB-8A38-923A9B54760B Setaphis tikaderi ( Gajbe, 1993 ) comb. nov. Liodrassus tikaderi Gajbe, 1993: 247 , figs 1–5. Nodocion tikaderi Brignoli, 1983 . Liodrassus tikaderi – Gajbe 2007: 467 , figs 120–124. Type material Holotype (not examined) INDIA • ♀ ; Madhya Pradesh , Jabalpur , Amjhar Ghati on Jabalpur-Dindori road ; 27 Nov. 1965 ; H.P. Agrawal leg.; NZC-ZSI, Kolkata (no register number). Justification of the transfer Although we could not examine the type of L . tikaderi , this species agrees with Setaphis in generic features such as PME largest and irregularly rectangular, epigyne with anterior margins, epigynal midpiece surrounded by median ridges and highly twisted copulatory ducts ( Platnick & Murphy 1996 ). All these suggest that this species belongs to Setaphis . The original illustrations of the epigyne of this species show a close resemblance with that of S. browni in the shape of epigynal mid-piece, the path of internal ducts and the shape and orientation of the receptacles, indicating its possible synonymy with the latter species (compare Gajbe 1993 : figs 3–4 with Fig. 6 C–D). However, confirmation requires the examination of the type or topotype materials of S . tikaderi comb. nov .. Remarks We found the holotype bottle of L. tikaderi in the arachnid collection of ZSI. However, it did not contain the holotype female; instead it contains a juvenile gnaphosid specimen, indicating that the holotype of L. tikaderi may either be lost or misplaced somewhere in the collection. We found the holotype bottle of Liodrassus mandae Tikader & Gajbe, 1977 in the arachnid collection of ZSI ( Fig. 6 ). The glass bottle, labeled as ‘holotype’ (5018/18), contains a female specimen in fairly good condition, with broken legs except the first pair. The same bottle has a small glass vial containing the dissected epigyne.