Dicharax strigatus (Godwin-Austen, 1874)

Fig. 74P–R

Alycaeus strigatus Godwin-Austen, 1874: 146–147, pl. 3 fig. 2.

Alycaeus (Chamalycaeus) strigatus – Kobelt 1902: 363. — Gude 1921: 234–235.

Alycaeus strigatus – Godwin-Austen 1914, 381, 401, pl. 144 figs 2, 2a–b.

Chamalycaeus (Chamalycaeus) strigatus – Ramakrishna et al. 2010: 56.

Dicharax (?) strigatus – Páll-Gergely et al. 2020: 105.

Material examined

The syntypes should be in the Indian Museum (see Nevill 1878), but they have not been located there; therefore, they are considered lost (Páll-Gergely et al. 2020).

Type locality

“ Assam ”.

Remarks

This species may be conspecific with D. rechilaensis, but in the absence of available specimens of D. strigatus, we cannot compare the two species properly. According to the original description of D. strigatus, the shell is 0.15 inch (ca 3.8 mm), while D. rechilaensis is 5 mm (Godwin-Austen 1914). The drawing of D. strigatus in lateral view (Fig. 74Q) agrees clearly with the photo of D. rechilaensis in the same view (Fig. 74G). However, the apical view (Fig. 74R) shows a shallower constriction than in D. rechilaensis (Fig. 74I). Because of the mismatch of the measurements and the anomalies of the figures, we maintain this as a valid species, until more information becomes available.