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TROPICAL NATURAL HISTORY, SUPPLEMENT 4, NOVEMBER <strong>2014</strong><br />

dome"), one of which is here designated as<br />

the lectotype (reg. no. NHMUK 1875.03.<br />

06.69/1, Fig. 10E).<br />

10. Cyathopoma coonoorense<br />

Blanford, 1868<br />

Cyathopoma coonoorense Blanford, 1868a,<br />

Journal de Conchyliologie, 16: 261, pl.<br />

12, fig. 6<br />

Cyathopoma (Cyathopoma) coonoorense -<br />

Gude, 1921, FBI, Mollusca-III: 133<br />

Distribution: endemic to the <strong>Western</strong><br />

<strong>Ghats</strong>. Known from Coonoor in the Nilgiri<br />

Hills, central <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Ghats</strong>.<br />

Original locality: on the peaks of the<br />

Nilgiri Hills at Coonoor, at an elevation of<br />

6000 feet.<br />

Type material: 3 syntypes (labelled "authentic")<br />

from "Coonoor, Nilgiris", "H.F. Blanford<br />

colln., Acc. Non: 1944", NHM (reg. no.<br />

NHMUK 20110221), one of which is here<br />

designated as the lectotype (reg. no.<br />

NHMUK 20110221/1, Fig. 10F). One of the<br />

paralectotypes is also shown (reg. no. NHM<br />

UK 20110221/2, Fig. 11A).<br />

Other material: 1 of 2 shells (reg. no.<br />

NHMUK 20110222/1, Fig. 11B) labelled<br />

"Nilgherries", "M.C." (label with species<br />

name and locality in Beddome’s handwriting),<br />

NHM.<br />

11. Cyathopoma deccanense<br />

Blanford, 1868<br />

Cyathopoma deccanense Blanford, 1868a,<br />

Journal de Conchyliologie, 16: 258, pl.<br />

12, fig. 2<br />

Cyathopoma (Cyathopoma) deccanense -<br />

Gude, 1921, FBI, Mollusca-III: 134<br />

Distribution: endemic to the <strong>Western</strong><br />

<strong>Ghats</strong>. Known from the northern <strong>Western</strong><br />

<strong>Ghats</strong>: from Khandala, Sinhgarh (or Sinhagad),<br />

and Borghat (near Lonavala).<br />

Original locality: <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Ghats</strong>, not far<br />

from Bombay, near Khandala (= "Khandalla"),<br />

Sinhgarh (= "Singurh") etc., at an<br />

elevation of 2000-4000 feet.<br />

Type material: 7 syntypes from "Khandala,<br />

Bombay Pres.", "coll. W.T. Blanford, 31.06.<br />

5.5", NHM (reg. no. NHMUK 1906.05.05.31,<br />

not registered as "T"), one of which is here<br />

designated as the lectotype (reg. no. NHMUK<br />

1906.05.05.31/1, Fig. 11C). One of the paralectotypes<br />

(reg. no. NHMUK 1906.05.05.<br />

31/2, Fig. 11D) is also illustrated.<br />

12. Cyathopoma filocinctum<br />

(Benson, 1851)<br />

Cyclostoma filocinctum Benson, 1851a,<br />

Annals and Magazine of Natural History,<br />

Series 2, 8: 188<br />

Cyathopoma (Cyathopoma) filocinctum -<br />

Gude, 1921, FBI, Mollusca-III: 135<br />

Distribution: endemic to the <strong>Western</strong><br />

<strong>Ghats</strong>. Known from the Nilgiri Hills in the<br />

central <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Ghats</strong>.<br />

Original locality: peaks of the Nilgiri Hills<br />

(Jerdon).<br />

Type material: 3 syntypes, "Bens. Col., R.<br />

MacAndrew Coll. 1873", UMZC (reg. no.<br />

I.103705), one of which is here designated<br />

as the lectotype (reg. no. I.103705.A, Fig.<br />

11E). One of the paralectotypes (reg. no.<br />

I.103705.B, Fig. 11F) is also illustrated.

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