New species and records of terrestrial slugs from East Africa (Gastropoda, Urocyclidae, Veronicellidae, Agriolimacidae).

ABSTRACT: New and little-known terrestrial slugs are dealt with based on extensive collections made in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) 1993-2007. This account deals primarily with larger species from forests in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. In Veronicellidae, Pseudoveronicella Germain, 1908 is extended to Tanzania by P. (Hoffmannia) zootoca tanzaniensis subsp. n. in the Udzungwa Mts. In Urocyclidae, Dendrolimax parensissp. n. is described from the Pare Mts. and Leptichnoides avisexcrementissp. n. is described from the Uluguru Mts. In Urocyclinae, Tanzalimax tattersfieldigen. & sp. n. is described from the Usambara Mts., Tanzalimax seddonaegen. & sp. n. from the Uluguru Mts., and Udzungwalimax suminisge

SUBMITTER: Rowson B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5769721 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature