Harpurostreptus hamifer (Humbert, 1865)

Spirostreptus hamifer Humbert, 1865: 52 (D). Sri Lanka. Also India, Madras. Spirostreptus hamifer —Preudhomme de Borre, 1884b: 67 (M); Pocock, 1892: 37, 160 (D); Attems, 1909: 15 (M). “ Spirostreptus ” (sic!) hamifer — Attems, 1914: 18, 79 (M).

NON Harpurostreptus hamifer — Attems, 1936: 286 (D).

NEC Harpurostreptus hamifer — Attems, 1942: 79, 102 (D).

Harpurostreptus hamifer — Chowdaiah & Kanaka, 1979: 9, 10, 17 (M); Bano, 1983: 169 (M); Achar, 1987: 150 (M); Jeekel, 2006: 31 (M).

Remark: The identity of this species, which was based on a female type from Sri Lanka, remains obscure (Jeekel 2006).