Laeocathaica

• Laeocathaica cheni

  The shell is sinistral, depressed and somewhat solid. The aperture is oblique, peach-shaped and descending. Its internal ring-like thickening bears a very blunt tooth near the columella. The broad umbilicus narrows suddenly from the penultimate whorl, with the protoconch visible through it. It has been found on exposed slate rocks on a hillside. Specimens are recorded from hills by the Baishuijiang at Hengdan and a slope near X496 in Wenxian, Gansu, China.

• Laeocathaica nordsiecki

  The mature shell is sinistral and depressed, thin but somewhat solid. The shell is strongly glossy and almost transparent. The aperture is oblique and round, descending abruptly in front; a thick callus forms a continuous peristome. It was found on bare earth with a few broken rocks. It is recorded from Guoyuanxiang and Qinglongcun in Guoyuanxiang, Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan, China.

• Laeocathaica parapolytyla

  The shell is sinistral and depressed, thin but somewhat solid. The aperture is oblique, roundly square and descending in front. Its rim is unexpanded and indistinctly reflected below. The umbilicus broadens abruptly after the penultimate whorl, and the protoconch is visible through it. It has been found on rocks on a local hill. Specimens are recorded from Wenxian town and Xinglongcun in Zhongzhaixiang, Gansu, China.

• Laeocathaica qiminglii

  The mature shell is sinistral, fairly depressed and solid. After about two and a half whorls, regularly spaced thick ribs are separated by many fine threads. The aperture is oblique, peach-shaped and descending in front. Its rim is seldom expanded and only slightly reflected below. In October, it was found in crevices between broken stones on a dry slope. Specimens are recorded from a slope near X496 and east of Wenxian town, Gansu, China.

• Laeocathaica qingchuanensis

  The shell is sinistral and depressed, thin but somewhat solid. The aperture is oblique, peach-shaped and descending; its rim is expanded and reflected below. The umbilicus is moderately broad, with the protoconch visible through it. It has been found on moss-covered slate rocks in a humid mountainous environment. It is recorded from Dagou Nature Reserve and other collection sites in Qingchuan, Guangyuan, Sichuan, China.

• Laeocathaica qishilii

  The shell is sinistral and depressed, thin but somewhat solid. The aperture is oblique, peach-shaped and descending; its rim is expanded and reflected below. The umbilicus is broad and deep, with the protoconch visible through it. It has been found under rotten wood. Specimens are recorded from the Jiuzhaigou–Wen County border and Shijiba in Wen County, China.

• Laeocathaica zhengpingliui

  The shell is sinistral and depressed, thin but somewhat solid. The aperture is oblique and peach-shaped, descending slightly in front; its rim is almost unexpanded and minutely reflected below. The umbilicus is broadly conical, with the protoconch visible through it. It has been found on exposed slate rocks on a hillside. It is recorded from hills along the north bank of the Baishuijiang at Hengdan, Wenxian, Gansu, China.