Sphingius caniceps Gravely, 1931: 271 Majumder & Tikader, 1991: 150 A review of the genus Sphingius Thorell, 1890 from India (Araneae: Liocranidae) Sankaran, Pradeep M. Caleb, John T. D. Sebastian, Pothalil A. Zootaxa 2020 2020-12-23 4896 4 505 522 Thorell 1890 [151,316,1014,1041] Arachnida Liocranidae Sphingius Animalia Araneae 10 515 Arthropoda species sp.   Figs 8–9      Sphingius caniceps Gravely, 1931: 271, fig. 19E–F (misidentification);  Majumder & Tikader, 1991: 150, figs 315–319 (misidentification).   Material examined. Ƌ and ♀(NZC-ZSI 5751/H2) from  INDIA:  Tamil Nadu: Chennai(formerly Madras), 13°04’57.65’’N, 80°16’14.59’’E,  4 ma.s.l., date unknown, leg. F.H. Gravely( Fig. 8E).   Remarks. Gravely (1931)misidentified these specimens as  S. canicepsand they do in fact belong to an undescribed  Sphingiusspecies. The female epigynum seems unique among other known female congeners, as it possesses inverted triangular postero-lateral epigynal margins separated medially from the anterior circular atrium by a transverse M-shaped plate ( Fig. 9E). At present, a description of these specimens as a new species is difficult, due to the very poor condition and the genitalia are bleached, losing relevant diagnostic details, particularly those of the male. We therefore treat this species as  Sphingiussp. until fresh specimens are available from Chennai. The ZSI collection has two glass bottles for this species named as “  S. caniceps”, collected from Chennai. The first bottle (5751/ H2) contains a male and a female specimen in bad condition. The second bottle (5752/H2) is empty; the specimen(s) in this bottle may either be lost or perhaps loaned and not returned or misplaced elsewhere in the collection.  Natural history.  Sphingiussp. live among leaf litter, stones and soil ( Gravely 1931). 3004062309 F. H. Gravely India 4 13.082681 Chennai 1 80.27072 10 515 1 1 Tamil Nadu