Laocaia simovi Dedov & Schneppat, 2019

Dedov, Ivailo, Manh Vu, Quang & Trieu Anh, Tuan, 2025, Slugs and semi-slugs of the superfamily Helicarionoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) collected in North Vietnam during the 2023 Bulgarian Zoological Expedition, with emphasis on the genus Ostracolethe, ZooKeys 1249, pp. 317-338 : 317-338

Laocaia simovi Dedov & Schneppat, 2019

Figs 13 C, D , 14 B 1–14 , 3

Laocaia simovi : Dedov and Schneppat 2019, p. 22 –29.

Material examined.

Vietnam • 1 adult, 1 juvenile; Lào Cai Province, Sa Pa district, Fansipan peak , bamboo forest below the peak; 22.3046°N, 103.7759°E; 3040 m alt.; 24 Oct. 2023; I. Dedov, N. Simov, R. Bekchiev, M. Langurov leg.; IBER-BAS 40619-1 .

Remarks.

We found color morph of L. simovi (Fig. 13 D ) in 2023 that is more yellowish than the type specimens (Fig. 13 C ). The 2023 specimens were found very close to the species’ type locality (Fig. 14 B ). For more details on the species, see Dedov et al. (2019).

Figures

Figure 3. Ostracolethe fruhstorfferi, live animals. A. Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao National Park, IBER-BAS 40604; B. Lào Cai Province, Ngu Chi Son village, IBER-BAS 40616; C. O. (?) penevi Dedov & Vu, sp. nov., Lào Cai Province, Thac Bac, IBER-BAS 40618.

Figure 13. A, B. Laocaia (?) sp. nov., live animals, Lào Cai Province, Fansipan peak. A. 3085 m alt.; B. 3040 m alt.; C, D. L. simovi Dedov & Schneppat, 2019., Lào Cai Province, Fansipan peak; C. 2990 m alt.; D. 3040 m alt.

Figure 14. Localities of genus Laocaia. A. Laocaia sp. nov., Lào Cai Province, Fansipan peak, 3085 alt., IBER-BAS 40338, A 1 – landscape view, A 2 – habitat, A 3 – specimens; B. L. simovi, Lào Cai Province, Fansipan peak, 2990–3040 m alt., IBER-BAS 40604, B 1 – landscape view, B 2 – habitat, B 3 – specimens. For bottom to top, the pictures are arranged according to the altitude of the locality.