Hemiplecta cymatium (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)

Figs 8 C, 20 C

Material examined.

Malaysia • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Research trail, Plot. 01; 5.4248 ° N, 100.2669 ° E; 720 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15161 • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Research trail, Plot. 02; 5.4237 ° N, 100.2649 ° E; 720 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15158 • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Habitat nature trail, Plot. 05; 5.4228 ° N, 100.2653 ° E; 770 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15136 • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Research trail, Plot. 06; 5.4247 ° N, 100.2674 ° E; 750 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh, M. Y. Lee, M. Y. Wua leg.; BOR/MOL 15137 • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Habitat nature trail, Plot. 07; 5.4210 ° N, 100.2642 ° E; 760 m a. s. l.; 6 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh, M. Y. Lee leg.; BOR/MOL 15087 • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15105 • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15142 • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Habitat nature trail, Plot. 08; 5.4223 ° N, 100.2648 ° E; 760 m a. s. l.; 6 Sept. 2022; J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh, M. Y. Lee leg.; BOR/MOL 15096 • Penang Hill, Botanical garden, Plot. 12; 5.4396 ° N, 100.2860 ° E; 85 m a. s. l.; 4 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15092 • Penang Hill, Teluk Bahang, Taman Rimba Teluk Bahang, Trail, Simpang 6, Plot. 16; 5.4429 ° N, 100.2212 ° E; 120 m a. s. l.; 21 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, M. Y. Lee leg.; BOR/MOL 15269 • Penang Hill, Teluk Bahang-Balik Pulau, Entrance of a durian farm, near Boulder Valley, Old rubber tree, Plot. 17; 5.418 ° N, 100.2159 ° E; 180 m a. s. l.; 22 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15277 • Penang Hill, Air Itam, Forest near Dam, Plot. 24; 5.3904 ° N, 100.2612 ° E; 380 m a. s. l.; 24 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15220 • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15290 • Penang Hill, Air Itam, Forest near Dam, Plot. 25; 5.3900 ° N, 100.2575 ° E; 290 m a. s. l.; 25 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15294 • Penang Hill, Botanical garden, Plot. 29; 5.4400 ° N, 100.2866 ° E; 75 m a. s. l.; 2 Feb. 2023; T. S. Liew, M. Y. Lee, A. Yusni leg.; BOR/MOL 15736 • Penang Hill, By Path H, Plot. 33; 5.4210 ° N, 100.2701 ° E; 610 m a. s. l.; 4 Feb. 2023; T. S. Liew, A. Yusni leg.; BOR/MOL 15735 • Penang Hill, Path B, Random 1. PathB; 5.4216 ° N, 100.2674 ° E; 730 m a. s. l.; 4 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15104 • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15148 .

Remarks.

One of the most common large land snails at Penang Hill, with a shell width of up to 40 mm. It is also known from other localities in Peninsular Malaysia. This species can also be found in Perak (Maassen 2001; Foon et al. 2017).