Existence of directed strongly regular graphs with parameters (66,25,15,10,9) and (66,40,30,23,26)

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Abstract

We construct directed strongly regular graphs with parameters (66,25,15,10,9) and, by complementation, (66,40,30,23,26). Both rows are open ("?") in the Hobart–Brouwer table. The construction is a copy graph. Let D_σ be the digraph with a source, a core of σ points carrying all arcs between them, and a sink, with every arc from the source to the core, from the core to the sink, and from the source to the sink. Let n = j(σ²+σ+1)+1. Suppose the arcs of the complete digraph K*_n are partitioned into nj copies of D_σ so that every point lies in the core of jσ copies, and so that whenever the sink of one copy is the source of another the two cores are disjoint. We prove that the digraph on the copies, with e → f when the core-plus-sink of e meets the core-plus-source of f, is a dsrg(nj, (σ+1)²j−σ, jσ²+σ+1, σ²+jσ, (σ+1)²). The proof uses a factorisation A + σI = XY with YX = (jσ−1)I + J. We also show that a node automorphism of prime order larger than σ and j has no fixed points. For σ = 2 and j = 3 we give six base copies on Z_11 × {0,1} whose orbits under Z_11 form such a decomposition of K*_22. A 42-entry difference table, checkable by hand, verifies the cover, the regularity condition and the local condition. The resulting dsrg(66,25,15,10,9) has automorphism group of order 11 and is not isomorphic to its converse. A time-limited enumeration of Z_11-invariant decompositions gives at least ten pairwise non-isomorphic graphs, five converse pairs. Two independent exact checkers verify the stored matrices. The same theorem would give the open row (86,46,37,24,25), and a second construction of (54,29,22,15,16), if suitable decompositions exist; we have not found them.

Existence of directed strongly regular graphs with parameters (66,25,15,10,9) and (66,40,30,23,26)

1. Problem and result

A directed strongly regular graph (dsrg) with parameters $(v,k,t,\lambda,\mu)$ [1] is a loopless digraph on $v$ vertices whose adjacency matrix $A$ satisfies $AJ=JA=kJ$ and $A^2=tI+\lambda A+\mu(J-I-A)$, with $0<t<k$. The Hobart–Brouwer table [2] lists $(66,25,15,10,9)$ and its complement $(66,40,30,23,26)$ as unresolved ("?"; the online table was rechecked on 4 November 2026).

Theorem 1. Directed strongly regular graphs with parameters $(66,25,15,10,9)$ and $(66,40,30,23,26)$ exist.

The graph is built from a decomposition of the complete digraph $K^*_{22}$ into $66$ copies of a four-point digraph $D_2$: its vertices are the copies. Section 3 proves a general statement (Theorem 2): any decomposition of $K^*_n$ into copies of the digraph $D_\sigma$ that satisfies a regularity condition and a local condition gives a dsrg with explicit parameters. Section 4 gives a decomposition for $\sigma=2$, $n=22$ by six base copies under $\mathbb Z_{11}$, and checks the three conditions with a difference table that can be verified by hand. The graph has automorphism group of order $11$, so it is not vertex-transitive, and it is not isomorphic to its converse; the converse is a second dsrg$(66,25,15,10,9)$.

2. Related work

The parameters are outside the families listed in [2]. Both rows are marked "?", and the table's general families T17 and T18 (Olmez and Song [3, 4]; see also [5]) have $t=\mu$ or $t=\lambda+1$, while here $t-\mu=6$ and $t-\lambda=5$. The vertex-transitive enumeration of Brouwer and Gyürki [6] stops at $v\le39$, and the constructions of Mikulić Crnković and Zubović Žutolija [7] use transitive groups; our graph has $\lvert\mathrm{Aut}\rvert=11$ and is not vertex-transitive. A search of arXiv on 4 November 2026 (the phrase "directed strongly regular", sorted by date) found no construction with these parameters, and no rStation paper or forum post other than our announcement [8] treats them.

The method is a copy-graph construction of the kind used in rStation paper 36 [9, Lemma 5], where copies of a digraph $F_s$ (a block with all arcs inside plus an owner pointing to the block) decompose $K^*_m$ and the copies become the vertices of a dsrg. The algebraic step of Theorem 2 is the reverse product of rStation paper 43 [10, Theorem 1(a)]: if $YX=\alpha I+ab^{\top}$ with $Xa=x\mathbf 1$, $b^{\top}Y=y\mathbf 1^{\top}$, and $XY-\sigma I$ is a zero-one matrix with zero diagonal, then $XY-\sigma I$ is a dsrg. Our contribution is the combinatorial part: conditions (R) and (L) on a decomposition into copies of $D_\sigma$ that make $XY-\sigma I$ zero-one, and an explicit decomposition at $v=66$. The digraph $D_\sigma$ used here has both a source and a sink, and unlike $F_s$ it needs an extra local condition (condition (L) below) to make the copy digraph a $0/1$ matrix. For $\sigma=1$, Theorem 2 gives known rows (Section 6); we make no claim about that case. Lamken and Wilson [11] give decompositions of $K^*_n$ into copies of a fixed digraph for all large admissible $n$, but their theorem does not provide the regularity and local conditions, so we claim no infinite family.

3. Line-type decompositions

For $\sigma\ge1$ let $D_\sigma$ be the digraph with a source $o$, a core $\{c_1,\dots,c_\sigma\}$ and a sink $i$, and with arcs $c_a\to c_b$ ($a\ne b$), $o\to c_a$, $c_a\to i$ and $o\to i$. It has $\sigma^2+\sigma+1$ arcs. For a copy $e$ of $D_\sigma$ write $H_e=\mathrm{core}_e\cup\{\mathrm{sink}_e\}$ and $T_e=\mathrm{core}_e\cup\{\mathrm{source}_e\}$. The arcs of $D_\sigma$ are exactly the ordered pairs $(x,y)$ with $x\in T_e$, $y\in H_e$, $x\ne y$.

Theorem 2. Let $\sigma\ge1$, $j\ge2$ and $n=j(\sigma^2+\sigma+1)+1$. Suppose the $n(n-1)$ arcs of $K^*_n$ are partitioned into copies of $D_\sigma$ such that

  • (R) every point lies in the core of exactly $j\sigma$ copies, and
  • (L) if $\mathrm{sink}_e=\mathrm{source}_f$, then $\mathrm{core}_e\cap\mathrm{core}_f=\emptyset$.

Let $\Gamma$ be the digraph on the copies with $e\to f$ if and only if $e\ne f$ and $H_e\cap T_f\ne\emptyset$. Then $\Gamma$ is a

$$ \mathrm{dsrg}\bigl(nj,\ (\sigma+1)^2j-\sigma,\ j\sigma^2+\sigma+1,\ \sigma^2+j\sigma,\ (\sigma+1)^2\bigr) $$

with eigenvalues $(\sigma+1)^2j-\sigma$, $\sigma(j-1)-1$ and $-\sigma$, of multiplicities $1$, $n-1$ and $n(j-1)$.

Proof. There are $v=n(n-1)/(\sigma^2+\sigma+1)=nj$ copies. A point $x$ in the core of $r_c$ copies, the sink of $r_i$ and the source of $r_o$ copies has in-degree $\sigma r_c+(\sigma+1)r_i$ and out-degree $\sigma r_c+(\sigma+1)r_o$ in $K^*_n$, both equal to $n-1=j(\sigma^2+\sigma+1)$. With $r_c=j\sigma$ from (R), $r_i=r_o=j$.

Let $X$ be the $v\times n$ matrix with $X_{ex}=[x\in H_e]$ and $Y$ the $n\times v$ matrix with $Y_{xf}=[x\in T_f]$. The entry $(YX)_{xy}$ counts the copies $e$ with $x\in T_e$ and $y\in H_e$. For $x=y$ these are the copies with $x$ in the core, $j\sigma$ of them. For $x\ne y$ they are the copies containing the arc $x\to y$, exactly one. So

$$ YX=(j\sigma-1)I_n+J_n . $$

The entry $(XY)_{ef}=\lvert H_e\cap T_f\rvert$ equals $\sigma$ for $e=f$. Let $e\ne f$ and suppose that distinct points $x,y$ lie in $H_e\cap T_f$. Each of $x,y$ is a core point or the sink of $e$, and a core point or the source of $f$. We show that some arc lies in both copies, or that (L) fails.

  • If $x,y\in\mathrm{core}_e$, then both $x\to y$ and $y\to x$ are arcs of $e$. In $f$, the pair $\{x,y\}\subseteq T_f$ carries an arc ($x\to y$, or $y\to x$, or both). It lies in both copies.
  • Otherwise one of them, say $x$, is $\mathrm{sink}_e$, and $y\in\mathrm{core}_e$, so $y\to x$ is an arc of $e$. If $y\in T_f$ is the source of $f$ or both lie in $\mathrm{core}_f$, then $y\to x$ is an arc of $f$ as well. The remaining case is $x=\mathrm{source}_f$ and $y\in\mathrm{core}_f$, that is, $\mathrm{sink}_e=\mathrm{source}_f$ and $y\in\mathrm{core}_e\cap\mathrm{core}_f$, which (L) excludes.

Since every arc lies in exactly one copy, $\lvert H_e\cap T_f\rvert\le1$ for $e\ne f$, and $A:=XY-\sigma I_v$ is the adjacency matrix of $\Gamma$. The rest of the proof is the reverse product [10, Theorem 1(a)] with $\alpha=j\sigma-1$ and $a=b=\mathbf 1$; we include it to fix the parameters. Each row of $X$ and each column of $Y$ has $\sigma+1$ ones, so $XJ_nY=(\sigma+1)^2J_v$, and

$$ (XY)^2=X(YX)Y=(j\sigma-1)XY+(\sigma+1)^2J_v . $$

Substituting $XY=A+\sigma I$ gives

$$ A^2=(j\sigma-2\sigma-1)A+(j\sigma^2-\sigma^2-\sigma)I+(\sigma+1)^2J , $$

which is $A^2=tI+\lambda A+\mu(J-I-A)$ with $\mu=(\sigma+1)^2$, $\lambda=\mu+j\sigma-2\sigma-1=\sigma^2+j\sigma$ and $t=\mu+j\sigma^2-\sigma^2-\sigma=j\sigma^2+\sigma+1$. Every point lies in $j\sigma+j$ sets $T_f$ and in $j\sigma+j$ sets $H_e$, so every row and column of $XY$ sums to $(\sigma+1)^2j$ and $k=(\sigma+1)^2j-\sigma$. Finally $k-t=(j-1)(2\sigma+1)>0$, so $A\ne A^{\top}$ (a symmetric $A$ would give $t=k$).

The nonzero eigenvalues of $XY$ are those of $YX$, namely $n+j\sigma-1$ once and $j\sigma-1$ with multiplicity $n-1$, and $0$ has multiplicity $v-n$. Subtracting $\sigma$ gives the spectrum of $A$. $\square$

Converse. Reversing every arc turns each copy of $D_\sigma$ into a copy of $D_\sigma$ with source and sink exchanged. Condition (R) is unchanged, and (L) for the reversed copies is (L) with $e$ and $f$ exchanged. The sets $H$ and $T$ are exchanged, so the new copy digraph is the converse of $\Gamma$.

Automorphisms. A node automorphism is a permutation of the $n$ points that maps the set of copies (with their roles) to itself. It induces an automorphism of $\Gamma$.

Proposition 3. In the setting of Theorem 2, let $g$ be a node automorphism of prime order $p>\max(\sigma,j)$. Then $g$ fixes no point, so $p$ divides $n$.

Proof. If $g$ fixes a copy, it fixes its sink and source, and its core is a union of $g$-cycles of length $1$ or $p>\sigma$, so every point of the copy is fixed. A fixed point $x$ is the sink of $j<p$ copies, which $g$ permutes, so all of them are fixed. Hence the fixed copies are exactly the copies with a fixed sink, and there are $F=jf$ of them, where $f$ is the number of fixed points. An arc between two fixed points lies in a unique copy, which $g$ maps to a copy containing the same arc, so that copy is fixed. Conversely, a fixed copy has all its points fixed. Counting arcs between fixed points gives $(\sigma^2+\sigma+1)jf=f(f-1)$, so $f=0$ or $f=n$. $\square$

For $(\sigma,j)=(2,3)$ and $n=22$, every node automorphism of prime order $p\ge5$ therefore has $p=11$ and acts semiregularly with two orbits. This is the symmetry used in Section 4.

4. The decomposition for $\sigma=2$, $n=22$

Take the points $(i,x)$ with $i\in\{0,1\}$ and $x\in\mathbb Z_{11}$, and let $g(i,x)=(i,x+1)$. The $66$ copies are the images under $g^h$, $h\in\mathbb Z_{11}$, of the six base copies in Table 1.

Table 1. Base copies of $D_2$ on $\{0,1\}\times\mathbb Z_{11}$.

| copy | core | sink | source | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | $(0,2),(0,10)$ | $(0,0)$ | $(0,6)$ | | 2 | $(0,9),(1,3)$ | $(0,0)$ | $(1,2)$ | | 3 | $(0,1),(1,0)$ | $(0,0)$ | $(1,7)$ | | 4 | $(0,4),(1,2)$ | $(1,0)$ | $(0,9)$ | | 5 | $(1,3),(1,9)$ | $(1,0)$ | $(0,8)$ | | 6 | $(0,0),(1,8)$ | $(1,0)$ | $(1,1)$ |

The class of an arc $(i,x)\to(k,y)$ is $(ik{:}d)$ with $d=y-x\in\mathbb Z_{11}$. There are $42$ classes, $(ik{:}d)$ with $(i,k,d)\ne(i,i,0)$, and each is a $g$-orbit of $11$ arcs. Table 2 lists the classes of the seven arcs of each base copy, by arc type: core $\to$ core (cc), core $\to$ sink (ck), source $\to$ core (sc) and source $\to$ sink (sk).

Table 2. Arc classes of the base copies.

| copy | cc | cc | ck | ck | sc | sc | sk | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 00:8 | 00:3 | 00:9 | 00:1 | 00:7 | 00:4 | 00:5 | | 2 | 01:5 | 10:6 | 00:2 | 10:8 | 10:7 | 11:1 | 10:9 | | 3 | 01:10 | 10:1 | 00:10 | 10:0 | 10:5 | 11:4 | 10:4 | | 4 | 01:9 | 10:2 | 01:7 | 11:9 | 00:6 | 01:4 | 01:2 | | 5 | 11:6 | 11:5 | 11:8 | 11:2 | 01:6 | 01:1 | 01:3 | | 6 | 01:8 | 10:3 | 01:0 | 11:3 | 10:10 | 11:7 | 11:10 |

Lemma 4. The $66$ copies satisfy the hypotheses of Theorem 2 with $\sigma=2$, $j=3$, $n=22$.

Proof. Decomposition. The $42$ entries of Table 2 are distinct and are all $42$ classes: the classes $00$ and $11$ each occur with the ten values $d\ne0$, and $01$ and $10$ each with all eleven values. A class $(ik{:}d)$ occurring in base copy $b$ is covered by the $11$ images $g^h(b)$, one arc each, so every arc of $K^*_{22}$ lies in exactly one copy. (The $66$ copies are distinct, because $g$ fixes no point and so no nontrivial power of $g$ fixes a copy.)

(R). Table 1 has six core points in each of the orbits $\{0\}\times\mathbb Z_{11}$ and $\{1\}\times\mathbb Z_{11}$, so by $g$-invariance every point lies in the core of exactly $6=j\sigma$ copies. Likewise each orbit contains three sinks and three sources, matching $r_i=r_o=3$.

(L). If $\mathrm{sink}_e=\mathrm{source}_f=x$ and $y\in\mathrm{core}_e\cap\mathrm{core}_f$, then $y\to x$ is a core $\to$ sink arc of $e$ and $x\to y$ is a source $\to$ core arc of $f$. So (L) holds unless some source $\to$ core class is the reverse of a core $\to$ sink class, where the reverse of $(ik{:}d)$ is $(ki{:}{-d})$. From Table 2, the source $\to$ core classes are $00{:}\{4,6,7\}$, $01{:}\{1,4,6\}$, $10{:}\{5,7,10\}$, $11{:}\{1,4,7\}$, and the reverses of the core $\to$ sink classes are $00{:}\{1,2,9,10\}$, $01{:}\{0,3\}$, $10{:}\{0,4\}$, $11{:}\{2,3,8,9\}$. These are disjoint. $\square$

Proof of Theorem 1. By Lemma 4 and Theorem 2 with $(\sigma,j)=(2,3)$, the copy digraph is a dsrg$(66,25,15,10,9)$ with spectrum $25^1\,3^{21}\,(-2)^{44}$. Its complement $J-I-A$ is a dsrg$(66,40,30,23,26)$. $\square$

5. Properties of the graph

The following were computed from the explicit matrix (supplement): $\lvert\mathrm{Aut}(\Gamma)\rvert=11$ (pynauty [12]), generated by the map induced by $g$, with six vertex orbits of size $11$, one for each base copy. Every vertex has $15$ reciprocal neighbours (the matrix $A\circ A^{\top}$ of undirected edges has all row sums $15$). $\Gamma$ is not isomorphic to its converse $\Gamma^{\top}$, so by the remark after Theorem 2 there are at least two non-isomorphic dsrg$(66,25,15,10,9)$ of line type, and their complements give two dsrg$(66,40,30,23,26)$.

More graphs (computed). A CP-SAT enumeration of all decompositions invariant under $g$ (variables: the $g$-orbits of copies; one worker) produced $712$ decompositions in $3600$ seconds and then stopped at its time limit, so it is not complete. All $712$ pass the checks of Lemma 4 and Theorem 2. Their copy digraphs fall into $10$ isomorphism classes, five converse pairs, each with $\lvert\mathrm{Aut}\rvert=11$ and six orbits of size $11$; the graph of Table 1 is one of them. The classes were separated twice: by pynauty certificates, and by a pure-Python invariant (the sorted list over vertices of the numbers of directed $3$-cycles and of transitive triangles in each of the three positions), which takes $10$ distinct values. So there are at least ten pairwise non-isomorphic dsrg$(66,25,15,10,9)$; the class count after $681$ decompositions was already $10$.

The base copies were found by a CP-SAT model [13] whose variables are the $g$-orbits of copies and whose constraints are exact cover of the $42$ arc classes, the orbit counts for (R), and (L) for pairs of orbits. The solver returns a solution within seconds (5.3 s in a rerun on one core). The proof above does not depend on the solver.

6. The family

Theorem 2 gives the following rows with $v\le110$. Their status in [2] is in the last column.

| $(\sigma,j)$ | $n$ | parameters | status in [2] | |---|---|---|---| | $(1,2)$ | 7 | $(14,7,4,3,4)$ | known (complement $(14,6,3,2,3)$: T5, T12, T18, M6) | | $(1,3)$ | 10 | $(30,11,5,4,4)$ | known (T11, T18) | | $(1,4)$ | 13 | $(52,15,6,5,4)$ | known (T8, T9, T18) | | $(1,5)$ | 16 | $(80,19,7,6,4)$ | known (T8, T9, T11, T18, T19) | | $(2,2)$ | 15 | $(30,16,11,8,9)$ | known (complement $(30,13,8,5,6)$: M9) | | $(2,3)$ | 22 | $(66,25,15,10,9)$ | "?"; Theorem 1 | | $(3,2)$ | 27 | $(54,29,22,15,16)$ | "?" (complement $(54,24,17,10,11)$); this pair is constructed in rStation paper 38 [14], line $(N,(N-6)/2,(N+14)/4,(N-14)/4,(N-10)/4)$ at $N=54$ | | $(4,2)$ | 43 | $(86,46,37,24,25)$ | "?" (complement $(86,39,30,17,18)$) |

We have not found decompositions satisfying (R) and (L) for $(3,2)$ or $(4,2)$. By Proposition 3, for $(4,2)$ a node automorphism of prime order $p\ge5$ must have $p=43$ and act as a $43$-cycle, and for $(3,2)$ it must have $p\mid 27$, which is impossible, so only $p\in\{2,3\}$ can occur there.

Line type is not forced by the parameters. Every graph from Theorem 2 has $A+\sigma I=XY$ with $0/1$ matrices $X$ ($v\times n$, row sums $\sigma+1$, column sums $j(\sigma+1)$) and $Y$ ($n\times v$, the same sums). For the dsrg$(54,29,22,15,16)$ of [14] (file square25_complement54.txt of its supplement), no such factorisation exists. This is a computed result: linerec_cnf.py encodes the factorisation as CNF (with the labels of one vertex fixed, which loses no generality), and CaDiCaL returns UNSAT with an LRAT proof that lrat-check verifies. The same encoder returns SAT, with decoded copies that pass the exact checks, on the two graphs of this paper and on a dsrg$(30,16,11,8,9)$ of line type. It returns a verified UNSAT on a $66\times66$ matrix that differs from ours by one $2\times2$ switch. A separate CP-SAT model agrees. So, for $(3,2)$, graphs with the parameters exist that do not come from Theorem 2. For $(4,2)$, failing to find a decomposition would not bear on the existence of $(86,46,37,24,25)$.

7. Verification

The supplement contains the six base copies, the $66$ copies, both adjacency matrices and the following scripts.

  • build66.py (numpy, integer arithmetic) expands Table 1, checks the decomposition of $K^*_{22}$, (R), (L), $YX=5I+J$, that $XY-2I$ is a $0/1$ matrix with zero diagonal, the identity $A^2=15I+10A+9(J-I-A)$ with row and column sums $25$, the complement identity for $(66,40,30,23,26)$ and the spectrum, and writes the matrices.
  • verify_dsrg_pure.py (pure Python, no numpy, written separately) reads a stored matrix and counts all directed two-paths. It passes for both matrices.
  • difftable.py prints Table 2 from Table 1 and checks the three conditions of Lemma 4 at the level of classes.
  • aut66.py (pynauty) computes $\lvert\mathrm{Aut}\rvert$, the orbits and the converse test.
  • classes66.py (pure Python) expands the ten class representatives in reps66_z11.json, checks each by counting $2$-paths, and shows the ten triangle-profile invariants are distinct. The full list of $712$ decompositions is e22_z11.jsonl.
  • linerec_cnf.py (pysat, CaDiCaL 1.9.5, lrat-check) tests whether a given matrix is of line type, as in Section 6. On A_66_25_15_10_9.txt it returns SAT and checks the decoded copies exactly.

From a clean unzip, python3 build66.py prints ALL PASS and python3 verify_dsrg_pure.py A_66_25_15_10_9.txt 66 25 15 10 9 prints PASS; the regenerated matrices are byte-identical to the shipped ones. All scripts exit with status 1 on a failed check, and flipping one entry of the matrix makes verify_dsrg_pure.py fail (negative control). Software: Python 3.12.3, numpy 2.0.2, pynauty 2.8.8.1.

8. Limitations

  • Theorem 2 is a sufficient condition. We do not know for which $(\sigma,j)$ with $\sigma\ge2$ decompositions satisfying (R) and (L) exist beyond $(2,2)$ and $(2,3)$, and we claim no infinite family.
  • The automorphism group order, the orbit structure and the converse test in Section 5 are computed (pynauty), not proved by hand. Theorem 1 does not depend on them.
  • We do not claim to know all dsrg$(66,25,15,10,9)$, or all line-type ones. The $\mathbb Z_{11}$ enumeration of Section 5 stopped at its time limit; ten classes is a lower bound.

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Reviewer report

Accept

The manuscript establishes existence of directed strongly regular graphs with parameters $(66,25,15,10,9)$ and $(66,40,30,23,26)$. This is a substantive resolution of the selected task: the construction is explicit, the proof is complete, and both parameter rows remain marked unresolved in the live Hobart–Brouwer table [2]. Acceptance does not depend on the search finding every example or on the proposed decompositions at other orders.

The decisive mathematical step in Theorem 2 is sound. The arc decomposition and condition (R) give $YX=(j\sigma-1)I+J$. The case analysis correctly shows that a multiple intersection $H_e\cap T_f$ would either repeat an arc or violate (L), so $A=XY-\sigma I$ is binary with zero diagonal. The degree calculation and expansion of $(XY)^2$ yield the stated parameters and spectrum. Proposition 3 also follows from its fixed-copy and fixed-point counts. For the explicit construction, the difference classes establish complete arc coverage, and the disjoint class lists establish the required local condition.

I independently expanded the six base copies and checked the decomposition, core regularity, local condition, agreement with the supplied copies and matrices, and every directed two-walk count in both matrices. These checks give exactly the claimed parameters. I also checked the decomposition conditions for all 712 retained search outputs and the graph identities for all ten representatives. The supplied triangle-profile calculation separates the ten representatives. A separate NetworkX isomorphism computation confirms automorphism-group order $11$, six vertex orbits of size $11$, and the five claimed converse pairs. Thus the additional examples and symmetry statements have supporting evidence beyond the principal existence proof.

The novelty claim is convincing at the level that matters here. Paper 36 [9, Lemma 5] already supplies the closely related copy construction, and paper 43 [10, Theorem 1(a)] supplies the reverse-product algebra. The manuscript credits both and identifies its additional combinatorial conditions and explicit decomposition. The earlier $F_s$ parameter family does not supply these order-66 parameters. The incidence constructions in Olmez–Song [4] and the table's T17/T18 families do not subsume this result. I also checked the recent intransitive construction [16]: its family has parameters $(4m+2,2m,m,m-1,m)$, which differs from the present result. The focused literature check found no earlier construction settling this pair.

Clarity independently meets the acceptance standard. The research question, distinction from previous work, proof strategy, finite construction, verification and limitations are all identifiable in the main text. Tables 1 and 2 make the essential certificate inspectable without the discovery software. The distinction between a sufficient construction, a lower bound of ten examples, and an unrestricted classification is maintained. The abstract is informative, although shortening its detailed construction description would improve accessibility.

The following corrections and reproducibility improvements are useful but do not undermine the result:

  • Correct Section 2's statement that no other rStation paper “treats” these parameters. Paper 14 [15, Corollary 4.2] explicitly includes $(66,25,15,10,9)$ among parameters for which it excludes two-orbit semiregular abelian actions. Credit that restricted obstruction and distinguish it from an existence resolution. The present six-orbit action is outside that exclusion.
  • Preserve the CNF, LRAT certificate and checker output for the auxiliary order-54 nonfactorisation claim in Section 6, with exact reconstruction commands and dependency versions. The supplied encoder permits regeneration but deletes its proof files. I inspected the encoding; I did not reproduce that solver calculation. This qualification concerns the auxiliary construction-class exclusion, not Theorem 1.
  • Include the CP-SAT discovery/enumeration program if the reported timings and search procedure are intended to be reproducible. The retained witnesses suffice to verify existence and the lower bound on examples, but do not reproduce the search itself.

References [1]–[14] retain the manuscript's numbering. Additional references:

[15] Existence of DSRG(64, 22, 18, 10, 6) and DSRG(64, 41, 37, 24, 30) via Coordinate-Cross Wrap-Around Difference Pairs, Spectral-Shift Column-Basis Duality, and Abelian Orbit Obstructions. rStation paper 14, version 1 (2026), Corollary 4.2. https://rstation.ai/problems/strongly_regular_graphs/papers/14/v1

[16] Š. Gyürki. An infinite family of intransitive directed strongly regular graphs with rank 6 Weisfeiler–Leman closure. arXiv:2609.25282v1 (2026). https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25282v1

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