Raheem-2014-Western Ghats Land Snails-1-294
Raheem-2014-Western Ghats Land Snails-1-294
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TROPICAL NATURAL HISTORY, SUPPLEMENT 4, NOVEMBER <strong>2014</strong><br />
nal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 38<br />
(2): 132, pl. 16, figs. 5-5d [indicated as a<br />
Beddome manuscript name]<br />
Mychopoma hirsutum - Gude, 1921, FBI,<br />
Mollusca-III: 155<br />
Distribution: endemic to the <strong>Western</strong><br />
<strong>Ghats</strong>. Known from the southern <strong>Western</strong><br />
<strong>Ghats</strong>: from the Kalakkad Hills, "Tinnevelly"<br />
Hills and "Travancore" (Mahendragiri).<br />
Original locality: Kalakkad (= "Calcad")<br />
Hills and Mahendragiri (= "Myhendra"),<br />
"Travancore", "Southern India".<br />
Type material: 2 syntypes, from "Calcad<br />
Hills", "coll. W.T. Blanford", "82.06.5.5",<br />
NHM (reg. no. NHMUK 1906.05.05.82,<br />
register indicates: "Probably the type"). 2<br />
syntypes from "Myhendra", "coll. W.T.<br />
Blanford", "83.06.5.5", NHM (reg. no.<br />
NHMUK 1906.05.05.83, register indicates:<br />
"Probably the type"). One of the syntypes<br />
from the Calcad Hills (reg. no. NHMUK<br />
1906.05.05.82/1, Fig. 16B) is here designated<br />
as the lectotype; one of the paralectotypes<br />
(reg. no. NHMUK 1906.05.05.83/1,<br />
Fig. 16C) from Myhendra is also illustrated.<br />
Other material: 1 of 4 shells (reg. no.<br />
NHMUK 1912.04.16.908/1) from "Tinevelly",<br />
"coll. Col. R. Beddome", "908.12.iv.<br />
16", NHM (reg. no. NHMUK 1912.04.16.<br />
908, registered as "T?", Fig. 16D).<br />
29. Mychopoma limbiferum<br />
Blanford, 1869<br />
Mychopoma limbiferum Blanford, 1869,<br />
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 38<br />
(2): 133, 131 (text-fig. 1), pl. 16, figs. 4-4d<br />
Mychopoma limbiferum - Gude, 1921, FBI,<br />
Mollusca-III: 156<br />
Distribution: endemic to the <strong>Western</strong><br />
<strong>Ghats</strong>. Known from the Palni Hills in the<br />
southern <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Ghats</strong>.<br />
Original locality: peaks of the Palni Hills,<br />
at an elevation of 7000 feet (S. Fairbank).<br />
Type material: 2 syntypes (labelled<br />
"authentic") from "Pulni Hills", "H. F. Blanford<br />
colln., Acc. No 1944", NHM (reg. no.<br />
NHMUK 20110229), one of which is here<br />
designated as the lectotype (reg. no. NHM<br />
UK 20110229/1, Fig. 16E). The paralectotype<br />
is also illustrated (reg. no. NHMUK<br />
20110229/2, Fig. 16F).<br />
30. Mychopoma seticinctum<br />
(Beddome, 1875)<br />
Cyathopoma (Jerdonia) seticinctum Beddome,<br />
1875, Proceedings of the Zoological<br />
Society of London, proceedings for<br />
1875: 449, pl. 53, figs. 23, 24<br />
Mychopoma seticinctum - Gude, 1921, FBI,<br />
Mollusca-III: 157<br />
Distribution: endemic to the <strong>Western</strong><br />
<strong>Ghats</strong>. Known from the banks of the Sholayar<br />
(river) in the Anaimalai Hills, southern<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>Ghats</strong>.<br />
Original locality: Anaimalai Hills, moist<br />
forest on the banks of the Sholayar, a large<br />
river, 2000 feet elevation.<br />
Type material: 3 syntypes from "Aggamalais",<br />
"coll. Col. R. Beddome", "907.12.<br />
iv.16", NHM (reg. no. NHMUK 1912.04.16.<br />
907, registered as "T"), one of which is here<br />
designated as the lectotype (reg. no. NHM<br />
UK 1912.04.16.907/1, Fig. 17A). One of the<br />
paralectotypes is also illustrated (reg. no.<br />
NHMUK 1912.04.16. 907/2, Fig. 17B).