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Two new species of Hecuba Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia: Donacidae)

Author: J.G.M. Raven
Basteria, 88 (1): 1-5

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In addition to the three extant species of Hecuba Schumacher, 1817 discussed in Raven & Dekker (2022, Basteria, 86 (2): 96-113) a fourth extant species occurs in eastern Sumatra, Indonesia, herein described as Hecuba parva spec. nov. A fossil from the Miocene of India is herein described as H. mukerjeei spec. nov. The type species of Hecuba is corrected to Venus scortum Linnaeus, 1758. A correction is made regarding the reference to Rumphius in Raven & Dekker (2022).

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The families Streptaxidae and Diapheridae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in Bhutan, with notes on some species occurring in Nepal and North-east India

Authors: E. Gittenberger, P. Leda, S. Sherub, C. Gyeltshen
Basteria, 85 (1): 73-81

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The sister-families Streptaxidae and Diapheridae are reported from eastern Bhutan, with two and four species, respectively. The occurrence of the streptaxid Perrottetia theobaldi marks the northwestern limit of the genus Perrottetia. Gulella (Huttonella) bicolor is a widespread invasive species that might have its native range in Asia. Two of the four Sinoennea species that are reported from Bhutan, viz. Sinoennea bhucylindrica Gittenberger & Leda and Sinoennea nimai Gittenberger & Gyeltshen, are regarded as new to science. Perrottetia theobaldi, Sinoennea vara and maybe S. latens support the biogeographical link across the Brahmaputra between eastern Bhutan and the Khasi Hills in the Meghalaya state of India. Notes on three Sinoennea species occurring in the eastern Himalayan foothills, but not known from Bhutan, are added.

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