Stomacosmethis hosei (Godwin-Austen, 1889)

Marzuki, Mohammad Effendi bin, Liew, Thor-Seng & Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan, 2021, Land snails and slugs of Bau limestone hills, Sarawak (Malaysia, Borneo), with the descriptions of 13 new species, ZooKeys 1035, pp. 1-113 : 1

Stomacosmethis hosei (Godwin-Austen, 1889) Figure 2C

Alycaeus hosei Godwin-Austen, 1889: 347, pl. 37, fig. 2.

Type locality.

"Busan Hills, Borneo" [= Jambusan Hills, Bau, Sarawak].

Material examined.

Gunung Doya: ME 1088, ME 9133. Gunung Kapor: ME 1024, ME 8084. Gunung Stulang: ME 5903. Gunung Batu: ME 1002, ME 1010, ME 7180, ME 8803.

Distribution in Borneo.

Sarawak: Kuching and Serian divisions. Endemic to Borneo.

Remarks.

Living snails were observed foraging on the moderately wet vertical limestone rock surfaces that covered with lichens. The shell of this snail is always covered with calcareous dirt.

Figures

Figure 2. A Chamalycaeus specus (Godwin-Austen, 1889) ME 9046 Gunung Kapor B Pincerna globosa (H. Adams, 1870) ME 6979 Lobang Angin C Stomacosmethis hosei (Godwin-Austen, 1889) ME 1010 Gunung Batu D Stomacosmethis sadongensis (E. A. Smith, 1895) ME 8761 Gunung Kapor.