title: The first revision of the carnivorous land snail family Streptaxidae in Laos, with description of three new species (Pulmonata, Stylommatophora, Streptaxidae).
abstract: The family Streptaxidae in Laos is revised. Twelve species are known, mainly from limestone areas, in the genera Discartemon Pfeiffer, 1856, Perrottetia Kobelt, 1905, Haploptychius Möllendorff, 1906, and Indoartemon Forcart, 1946. Three new species, Perrottetia unidentata sp. n. and Perrottetia megadentata sp. n. from northern and central Laos, and Indoartemon diodonta sp. n. from central Laos, are described. All eight species of these three genera previously recorded from Laos are revised and discussed based on examined material from Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. Type material was examined and lectotypes are designated. Details of genital anatomy and radulae are provided, including the first detailed genitalia and radula descriptions from Haploptychius. Two novelties in Streptaxidae, a vaginal caecum, and the occurrence of aphallic individuals, are reported from Haploptychius pellucens (Pfeiffer, 1863).
authors.affiliation: Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Khamla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inkhavilay
authors.affiliation: Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Thanit
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Siriboon
authors.affiliation: Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Chirasak
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sutcharit
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Sciences, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rowson
authors.affiliation: Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Somsak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panha
keywords: Limestone; Southeast Asia; aphally; predator; systematics; taxonomy; tropical forest; type specimen