Philomycus

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

References

External links

• Philomycus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).