Laeocathaica prionotropis Moellendorff , 1899

Pall-Gergely, Barna, Hunyadi, Andras, Meng, Kaibaryer & Fekete, Judit, 2022, A review of the genus Laeocathaica Moellendorff, 1899 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Camaenidae), ZooKeys 1086, pp. 33-76 : 33

Laeocathaica prionotropis Moellendorff, 1899

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Laeocathaica prionotropis Möllendorff, 1899: 94-95, pl. 6, figs 1, 1a.

Laeocathaica prionotropis subsp. albocincta Möllendorff, 1899: 95. new synonym

Laeocathaica prionotropis prionotropis . - Yen 1939: 149, pl. 15, fig. 34.

Laeocathaica prionotropis albocincta . - Yen 1939: 149, pl. 15, fig. 35.

Laeocathaica (Laeocathaica) prionotropis prionotropis . - Zilch 1968: 175.

Laeocathaica (Laeocathaica) prionotropis albocincta . - Zilch 1968: 175.

Laeocathaica prionotropis . - Chen and Zhang 2004: 320, figs 309-310.

Type material.

Zw. Yü-lin-guan u. Wen-hsien, coll. Möllendorff ex coll. Potanin 520a, 908a, SMF 9078 (lectotype of L. prionotropis , Fig. 25A ) • Same data, SMF 9079/3 (paralectotypes) • W. Sy-tshuan, Tung-ho, coll. Möllendorff ex coll. Potanin 312a, SMF 9080 (lectotype of L. prionotropis albocincta , Fig. 25B ) • Same data, SMF 9081 (paralectotype of L. prionotropis albocincta ).

New material.

China • 1 shell; Gansu, Longnan Shi, Wenxian, Bikou Zhen , above the hydroelectric power plant, northern side of Bailong He (locality code: 2016/63); 32°45.966'N, 105°13.005'E; 28 May 2016; A. Hunyadi leg.; HA (Fig. 26D, E ) • 5 shells; Gansu, Longnan Shi , Wenxian , Chengguan Zhen , next to a museum (locality code: 2016/64); 32°56.471'N, 104°40.379'E; 960-970 m a.s.l.; 28 May 2016; A. Hunyadi leg.; HA (Fig. 26A-C ) .

Distribution.

Known from two sites in Southern Gansu Province (Fig. 24 ).

Remarks.

Laeocathaica prionotropis subsp. albocincta agrees in size and shell shape with the nominotypical form, and therefore it is here synonymised with Laeocathaica prionotropis .

Figures

Figure 24. Distribution of Laeocathaica species in China (A in Fig. 2).

Figure 25. Laeocathaica prionotropis A lectotype (SMF 9078) B lectotype of Laeocathaica prionotropis albocincta Moellendorff, 1899 (SMF 9080). Scale bar: 10 mm. All photographs: B. Pall-Gergely.

Figure 26. Laeocathaica prionotropis A 2016 / 64, specimen 1 B, C 2016 / 64, specimen 2 D, E 2016 / 63. Scale bars: 10 mm. All photographs: B. Pall-Gergely.