Linyphia bilobata Roy & al., 2015, is a junior synonym of Chrysso scintillans (Thorell, 1895) (Araneae: Linyphiidae, Theridiidae) (original) (raw)

Linyphia bilobata Roy, Sen, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2015, was recently described as a newly discovered linyphiid species known only from West Bengal, India. The detailed description and figures show that L. bilobata is actually identical to Chrysso scintillans (Thorell, 1895), a widespread theridiid species of Southeast Asia (syn. nov.). The status of other Linyphia species described from India is examined, and the following provisional generic transfers are suggested for species currently placed in