Dicharax (?) sonlaensis (Raheem & Schneider, 2017)

Alycaeus sonlaensis Raheem & Schneider, 2018: 1305, figs 4A-J.

Type locality.

"The earliest Miocene (Aquitanian, 23-21 Ma) Hang Mon Formation at Hang Mon in Northern Vietnam".

Remarks.

This species fits the range of morphological variation of Dicharax fimbriatus, which is an extant species from the same geographic area. However, we find it more useful to keep this taxon as a separate species due to its age. The strikingly similar appearance of an early Miocene species (Aquitanian, 23-21 Ma) to species living today indicates the high level of morphological stability of Dicharax .