title: Terrestrial slugs (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in the NATURA 2000 areas of Cyprus island.
abstract: Terrestrial slugs of the Island of Cyprus were recently studied in the framework of a study of the whole terrestrial malacofauna of the island. The present work was carried out in the Natura 2000 conservation areas of the island in 155 sampling sites over three years (2004-2007). Museum collections as well as literature references were included. In total six species are present in the Natura 2000 areas of the island, belonging to three families: Limacidae, Agriolimacidae and Milacidae. One of the species, Milax riedeli, is a new record for the island. The distribution of the species across the island and in the surrounding areas is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, 71409 Herakleio Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vardinoyannis
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demetropoulos
authors.forename: Moissis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mylonas
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: A Triantis
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Makris
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiktor
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demetropoulos