Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774)

Description

Thomas et al. (2010).

Distribution

Native to North America and introduced in Europe, New Zealand and South America (Faberi et al. 2006). In Chile this species has been recorded from Caldera (27° S), northern Chile (new records in this work, Table 1), to latitude 46° S, in the Región de Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (Letelier and Ramos 2002). The first record of this species in Chile was by Stuardo and Vega (1985).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/established (Landler and Nuñez 2012)

Remarks

This species has been cited as a pest of crops, feeding on seeds and seedlings (Faberi et al. 2006). EA, I.