sykesii, Gogrius Day [F.] 1867:563 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 2) (art. 7); ref. 1075] Kurnool and the Deccan, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: ZSI 1200 (1), 3107 (1, lost), ? BMNH 1867.5.30.10 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762], Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:24 [ref. 38010]. Unneeded new name for Phractocephallus gogra Syker 1839 to avoid Strickland tautonymy. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Rita pavimentata (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Menon 1999:197 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Rita gogra (Sykes 1839) -- (Jayaram 2006:15 [ref. 28762] as sykesi, Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:24 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Synonym of Rita gogra (Sykes 1839). Ritidae. Habitat: freshwater.