New records of Tropical Leather-leaf Slug Laevicaulis alte (Ferussac, 1822) from Dehra Dun (Uttarakhand) and Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), India

Akhlaq Husain¹ , Hishmi Jamil Husain² and Wajid Hasan³

¹41, Hari Vihar, Vijay Park, Chakrata Road, Dehra Dun – 248001, (Uttarakhand), India (former Scientist-E, Zoological Survey of India)

²Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity Management, Corporate Sustainability, Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur-831001 (Jharkhand), India.

³Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jehanabad, BAU, Sabour- 813210, (Bihar), India

Corresponding author e-mail: drakhlaqhusain@gmail.com

(Received: 05/09/2021; Revised: 28/11/2021; Accepted: 15/12/2021)

ABSTRACT

Laevicaulis alte, the Tropical Leather-leaf Slug is an invasive African slug, that got introduced into India. Recently specimen was sighted at Dehra Dun (Uttarakhand) and Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), India which are new records from these areas. In the present communication, its systematic account, distribution, control measures, and other aspects have been dealt with.

Keywords: New records, Laevicaulis alte, Dehra Dun, Jamshedpur (India).