Morphological description of (Simroth, 1895) (Pulmonata, Veronicellidae) from Egypt.

Background: Terrestrial slugs and snails are increasingly becoming serious pests of agricultural, horticultural and ornamental plants in Egypt, resulting in major economic losses.

New Information: This paper provides a detailed morphological and anatomical description of the veronicellid slug (Simroth, 1895) that has been recently recorded from Egypt. This population from Egypt is compared with populations recently reported and described from Libya as (Simroth, 1896) and with available data in literature.

Molecular and biometric data on Fabricius, 1792 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Mid Mediterranean areas.

The present study was carried out using molecular and biometric data of Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus from mid-Mediterranean areas to determine additional information on basal relationships among its representative subspecies. To this aim, two different kinds of approach were employed, including a morphometric analysis of four morphological parameters (i.e.

Revisited - the species of Tweeting vineyard snails, genus Risso, 1826 (Stylommatophora, Helicidae, Helicinae, Otalini).

The generic allocation of is clarified by using genetic data and morphological traits of the genital organs; its position within the hitherto monotypic genus is corroborated. Further analysis of several specimens of from Algeria and Italy revealed that this taxon is composed of two species, from Italy, and from Algeria. The morphological traits of the genital organs of all three species are discussed, and the definition of the genus is amended.

Temporal speciation pattern in the western Mediterranean genus Tudorella P. Fischer, 1885 (Gastropoda, Pomatiidae) supports the Tyrrhenian vicariance hypothesis.

The land snail genus Tudorella shows a peculiar disjunct distribution around the western Mediterranean coasts. Despite high phenotypic plasticity, only two species with a disputed number of subspecific taxa are currently recognised. We delimited the species with mitochondrial (COI & 16S) and nuclear (ITS-1) markers based on the unified species concept and suggested that there are eight species in the genus, two of them currently undescribed.