Since 2017, the known distribution has expanded in Texas and the United States, thanks to diligent citizens reporting to the Texas Invasive Species Institute.

Texas: Found repeatedly on Lamar State College’s campus in Orange, TX.

Observations sent to TISI from 2021-2022 confirmed this slug in NC and TN. With the black leatherleaf slug having such a voracious and scavenging appetite, they could establish in urban, suburban and rural areas.ĪL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN and TX. Augustine grass, they can also be found under rocks, boards, flower pots, greenhouses and even in the hearts of plants such as lettuce or cabbage. Habitat: Since they are intolerant of low humidity the sup-tropical southeastern United State are very suitable. South America: Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina It was found in South Carolina in 2007, and an Oklahoma greenhouse in 2011. After being misidentified as Vermicella ameghini, in 1989 it was suggested to be Belocaulus angustipes, and was decisively confirmed in 2009. Historyīelocaulus angustipes was first collected in Mobile, Alabama in August of 1960 then in New Orleans shortly thereafter. They tend to live underneath living or inanimate objects such as fallen trees, planks and garden pots. Biologyīelocaulus angustipes is typically nocturnal, and avoid sunlight extreme heat, cold or low humidity. Their insatiable appetite makes them a threat to many kinds of grasses and plants. This is our main concern for their prescence in Texas. In Honduras, where it is also invasive, it was reported as an important vector of the nematode parasite Angiostrongylus costaricensis that causes abdominal angiostrongyliasis in humans. Young slugs are not as dark, and their underside is much lighter. Both the breathing pore (pneumostome) and anus are located posteriorly. The velvety/wrinkled mantle covers the entire length of the body. They have two ocular tentacles that are also black. As the common name suggest, this slug is typically jet black with an inconspicuous tan stripe down the underside. This terrestrial slug is from the family Veronicellidae (leatherleaf slugs) andcan grow up to 3.5 inches in length.

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