Veronicellidae in Argentina: taxonomy, morphology and distribution

SANTIN, R.A.; MIQUEL, S.E.

Archiv für Molluskenkunde

E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlags

Año: 2015 vol. 144 p. 105 - 123

1869-0963

In Argentina,slugs of family Veronicellidae are distributed in wet habitats in both tropicaland temperate regions. Eight taxa were identified through aspects of theirexternal and internal features, specially the reproductive system: female poreposition, spermatheca, canalis junctor, and female accessory gland morphology; and penis,spathe, penial gland features. The species recorded were Angustipes difficilis, Phyllocaulis soleiformis, P. tuberculosus, P. variegatus, Latipeserinaceus, Latipes sp., Heterovagininasp. and Sarasinula linguaeformis.The genus Phyllocaulis has the southernmost distribution (39º S); Heterovaginina sp. is recorded for the first time in Argentina living at 3,340 m. elevation in thenorthwest region.