Einschleppung von Tandonia kusceri (Pulmonata: Milacidae) nach Transkarpatien und Verbreitung von Tandonia-Arten in der Ukraine

Abstract

The introduced Balkan slug Tandonia kusceri was for the first time recorded in the Transcarpathian region in the west of Ukraine. The slugs were discovered in the autumn of 2018 at the outskirts of Korolevo settlement, Vinogradov district, near the railway depot. Local residents use this site as a dump for construction waste. Until now, only a few occurrences of T. kusceri were known from the south of Ukraine (Odessa and Nikolaev regions, Crimea). The first known specimens of this species were collected in Odessa city in 1902 and subsequently described as Amalia rossica. In total, three species of Tandonia occur in Ukraine, the known localities of which are shown on a map. Tandonia kaleniczenkoi occurs only in the Mountainous Crimea. Tandonia cristata is also sporadically found in the steppe zone of Ukraine, оne finding of this species in the Transcarpathian region near Uzhgorod city was described.

Keywords

• land molluscs
• introduced species
• tandonia cristata
• tandonia kaleniczenkoi
• transcarpathian region