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High diversity of Endothyrella (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae) in Bhutan, with a description of four new species

Authors: E. Gittenberger, C. Gyeltshen, K. Tobgay, S. Sherub
Basteria, 86 (2): 55-71

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Recent fieldwork in Bhutan resulted in the discovery of 4 endemic species of Endothyrella that are described as new to science, viz. E. barnai Gittenberger & Sherub, E. manasensis Gittenberger & Sherub, E. pterocallus Gittenberger, Gyeltshen & Tobgay, and E. trimagnipili Gittenberger, Gyeltshen & Tobgay. This results in a total of 9 Endothyrella species for Bhutan, 7 of which are not known from elsewhere. The new species are described and additional data are presented for the Endothyrella species dealt with in an earlier paper. A revised identification key for the Bhutanese species, based on shell characters, is added. The diversity in shell size and struc­ture is discussed and 4 species groups are provisionally dis­tinguished on the basis of the structure of the genital tracts.

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The genera Dioryx and Cycloryx (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Alycaeidae) in Bhutan, with a description of four new species

Authors: E. Gittenberger, C. Gyeltshen, K. Tobgay, S. Sherub
Basteria, 86 (2): 72-82

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Samples of the genera Dioryx and Cycloryx from Bhutan are identified or described as new species. Next to the wide­spread D. urnula, 7 species of Cycloryx are recognized, 4 of which are endemic to Bhutan and new to science, viz. C. pemaledai Gittenberger & Sherub, spec. nov., C. globhu­tanus Gittenberger & Sherub, spec. nov., C. haumbiclausus Gittenberger & Gyeltshen, spec. nov., and C. sajumbiclausus Gittenberger & Gyeltshen, spec. nov. An identification key is provided for Cycloryx species. Cycloryx summus (Godwin-Austen, 1914), which was described from “Rechila Peak, Western Bhutan”, is not accepted as a Bhutanese species since its type locality is most probably in West Bengal, out­side the present borders of Bhutan.

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Amazing Paralaoma servilis (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Punctidae) in Nepal

Authors: E. Gittenberger, P.B. Budha, R.A. Bank
Basteria 84 (1-3): 76-82

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The finding of Paralaoma servilis in a remote area along a Beni-Jomsom walking trail in Mustang district (Nepal) in 1973 is published for the first time. This is the first record for the entire Himalaya. The species has not conspicu­ously extended its range since then. Its occurrence in Nepal has not even been confirmed recently. Some references to the literature about this widely distributed gastropod are added. The factors underlying its impressive regional inva­siveness are still unclear. A list of synonyms is provided, and a short overview is given on its worldwide distribution.

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