Nilus decoratus ( Patel & Reddy 1990 ) Patel & Reddy, 1990

Jäger, Peter, 2011, Revision of the spider genera Nilus O. Pickard-Cambridge 1876, Sphedanus Thorell 1877 and Dendrolycosa Doleschall 1859 (Araneae: Pisauridae), Zootaxa 3046, pp. 1-38 : 4-5

Nilus decoratus ( Patel & Reddy 1990) comb. nov.

Fig. 18 : 3

Pisaura decorata Patel & Reddy 1990: 37 , figs 1a–d (description of female; holotype, female, and 1 female paratype from India, Guntur District, Valiveru, T.S. Reddy leg. 11XII.1986, NZSI, not examined as not available from the NZSI).

Note. Based on the female copulatory organ and the characteristic dorsal colour pattern of the body ( Patel & Reddy 1990: figs 1a–d), this species clearly belongs to Nilus , as defined in this paper. The species seems to be close to N. paralbocinctus comb. nov. (cf. Jäger 2007: figs 44–46; sub Thalassius ).

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FIGURES 16 – 19. 16 – 17 Nilus amazonicus Simon 1898, holotype, juvenile, from Brazil, habitus (16 dorsal view; 17 ventral view). 18 Records of Nilus spp. (1 Egypt, Alexandria; 2 Ethiopia, detailed locality unclear; 3 India, Andhra Pradesh; 4 Andaman Islands; asterisk denotes type species of the genus). 19 Records of Sphedanus spp. (1 China, Yunnan, Menglun; 2 Laos, Luang Nam Tha Province: Ban Tavan, Nam Ha Protected Area; 3 Laos, Luang Prabang Province: Ban Mout, Ban Kengkoung, Tad Se; 4 Laos, Vientiane Province: Vang Vieng; 5 Laos, Champasak Province: Tha Hou; 6 Thailand, Trat Province: Koh Chang; 7 Malaysia: Genting [from Murphy & Murphy 2000]; 8 Singapore; 9 Brunei; 10 Indonesia, Sulawesi: Kandari; asterisks denote type localities of particular species).