Genus Udzungwalimax gen. n.

Type species.

Udzungwalimax suminis sp. n.

Included species.

Udzungwalimax suminis sp. n.

Diagnosis.

Slug belonging to tribe Urocyclini . Genital apparatus without an accessory organ (atrial diverticulum, sarcobelum or dart sac); penis strong, with straight proximal part, narrowing towards the twisted distal part; penial tube thick-walled with broad lumen; penial sheath very thin. Vagina thick-walled with a distinct muscular part at one side; oviductal gland present, entering the vagina at a sharp angle. Spermatophore smooth. Radula: median and lateral teeth tricuspid, outermost laterals and marginals bicuspid.

Etymology.

From the Udzungwa Mts. and Latin limax, a slug (no relationship to Limax Linnaeus, 1758 is implied).

Known distribution.

Forest in the Udzungwa Mts. of the Eastern Arc, Tanzania.

Gender.

Masculine.

Remarks.

See also remarks on Atrichotoxon, Tanzalimax gen. n., and Phaneroporus above. The schematics of the structure of the genitalia (Figs 74-75) can be contrasted with those in Van Goethem (1977: 28).