Rhagophthalmus confusus Olivier, 1912

Rhagophthalmus confusus E. Olivier, 1912: 469, 471.

Rhagophthalmus confuses: Wijekoon et al. 2016: 71 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].

Type depository.

Described based on an unknown number of specimens. One syntype, male (NHMUK). One probable syntype, male (MNHN).

Type locality.

Sri Lanka.

Distribution.

Sri Lanka.

Literature.

Olivier (1912: 469, 471): original description; Pic (1916: 9): comparison with R. notaticollis; McDermott (1966: 121): catalogue; Li et al. (2008a: 265): distribution; Li et al. (2008b: 496): review; Ho et al. (2012: 1): remark; Wijekoon et al. (2016: 71): checklist [as R. confuses [sic!]]. In addition to the aforementioned literature, this species was included in a PhD thesis by Roza (2022).