Acusta despecta

Acusta despecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae.

Acusta despecta
A live individual of Acusta despecta sieboldiana
A live individual of Acusta despecta
Scientific classification
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A. despecta
Binomial name
Acusta despecta
(Sowerby, 1839)

This species is sometimes a pest on citrus trees.[1]

A resting Acusta despecta sieboldiana is attached to a wall, having formed an epiphragm

Subspecies

  • Acusta despecta chinensis
  • Acusta despecta ikiensis (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)
  • Acusta despecta kikaiensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
  • Acusta despecta praetenuis (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)
  • Acusta despecta sieboldtiana (Pfeiffer, 1850) - in Japanese: ウスカワマイマイ

Distribution

The distribution of this species includes:

References

  1. Yuki E., Nobuya T. & Yoichi I. (2002). "Food intake suppression effect of inorganic copper agent against Acusta despecta that harms citrus". Kyushu Okinawa Nogyo Kenkyu Seika Joho (17): 457-458. abstract Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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