Philomycus is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the family Philomycidae, the mantleslugs.

Biology

These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Philomycus include:

  • Philomycus batchi - dusky mantleslug
  • Philomycus bilineatus
  • Philomycus bisdosus - grayfoot mantleslug
  • Philomycus cardmensis
  • Philomycus carolinianus - Carolina mantleslug
  • Philomycus dorsalis
  • Philomycus flexuolaris - winding mantleslug
  • Philomycus pennsylvanicus
  • Philomycus sellatus - Alabama mantleslug
  • Philomycus togatus - toga mantleslug
  • Philomycus venustus - brown-spotted mantleslug
  • Philomycus virginicus - Virginia mantleslug

External links

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).