Metalycaeus suhajdai Pall-Gergely nom. nov.

Alycaeus (Dioryx) varius Godwin-Austen, 1914: 402, pl. 157, figs 7, 7a. (non Alycaeus varius Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1905)

Dioryx varius - Gude 1921: 204; Ramakrishna et al. 2010: 75.

Type locality.

"Lhota Naga Hills".

Material examined.

Lhota Naga, coll. Godwin-Austen, NHMUK 1903.7.1.2574 (1 syntype).

Etymology.

The specific name is dedicated to Szilárd Suhajda, the first Hungarian mountaineer to reach the peak of K2 (formerly known as Mount Godwin-Austen). Godwin-Austen was the first to fix the height and position of that mountain.

Remarks.

Metalycaeus varius (Godwin-Austen, 1914) and Metalycaeus varius (Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1905) are primary (and also secondary) homonyms. Therefore, the newer taxon needs a replacement name.

The syntype was strongly weathered, but the following observations could be made: protoconch moderately elevated, and although weathered, clearly spirally striated; R1 with strong, rather irregular ribs and weaker spiral striation; R2 very long, with elevated, sharp ribs near the tube (in other places the ribs are not visible due to corrosion).

The constriction is longer than in usual Dioryx, and the protoconch is spirally striated. Therefore, this species is transferred from Dioryx to Metalycaeus .