Beaufortia SERIES OF MISCELLANEOUS ZOOLOGICAL No. MUSEUM Volume 144 Dedicated The PUBLICATIONS Mrs. to distribution of 11 W.S.S. van And mollusc Bruggen is it, your dear in very calls embrace the occasion you regard. my business own of Artificial we distribution caused animals two distributed accidentally in plants, A etc.). animals is made up countries only can only while at factors, the Passer T. the (rats, by be adapt have disappearance survive themselves having niches. All Sturnus of less to to a to of adaptable and that of animals; species the adaptable such as are few and establishment new soil vegetation, fauna subject in bird tristis, not country they and are Turdus of immigration indigenous species Acridotheres species insects transported that there the prime importance of animals and ecological tolerance; climate, animal proliferation vulgaris wide as Consequently accidentally invasion with defined control of but in their different compete be a be etc.) and it appears voyage, I that of viz., and pet of transport, the by Merchant Sc. man. yet experienced immigrant been proven survival and domesticus, not may biological proportion which have species to time ecological (abundant) and I, slugs, (domestic game animals Accidental plants mice, insects, you, depart." The Act distribution, of non-marine molluscs able and accidentally man seaboard that have same which or artificial considerable successful in to of man of pulmonate. they have available the be must usually by the on foreign some by transmission animals deliberately types transported deliberately involved and or distinguish can of patterns fostered Venice, on to Shakespeare those in species Africa "Your worth take 1964 17, Jutting Benthem introduced A.C. I Dec. van Southern AMSTERDAM - to for these South Africa species as such opposed as to ericetorum and merula. Received July 20, 1964. 161 162 all Among Zambezi countries in and share of these FORCART, formation has species (dates 1. 2. 1948; BIGALKE, JOUBERT 1963; been belonging eleven of introduction 1817 Physastra dispar (Sowerby, Vallonia pulchella (Müller, 3. 4. Arion hortensis 5. Arion 6. Vitrea cristallina 7. Oxychilus (Müller, 1774) 1819 Oxychilus cellarius 9. Oxychilus draparnaudi (Beck, 11. Milax 12. Limax flavus Linnaeus, 13. Limax maximus 14. Limax nyctelius Bourguignat, 15. Limax valentianus Férussac, 16. Deroceras caruanae 17. Deroceras laevis 18. Deroceras 19. Subulina (Draparnaud, 24. Helix aspersa Deroceras vince, det. caruanae Dr. C. from the list, make up almost ten viz., Lymnaea available least on Physa ') been from Quick the (before 1891) 1774) 42% of 1774 1898), columella is 155) beyond a (probably records doubt. 1893), 1860), 1801) (1909), South African Altena; only Natal dispar. pulmonates, that of originally the (George, not are Few but it identity an a as species of South Cape be can freshwater published seems yet As Proseen including Testacella) distributed than widely sample list Museum). species two Physastra more Natal Museum (1960: 1898), 1854). the total; freshwater 1848), (1963), (before slugs (naked pulmonates the before (1881), Regteren of even 1939), 1821) (± (± to new or 1774) (before 1774) columella and Pretoria established is van species imported Lymnaea There is in O. 1944), (1961), (Draparnaud, Müller, only, (1900), 1823 (Férussac, (Müller, tanks 1900), 1819) (before ventricosa brackets): 1912), maugei (Férussac, pisana Gastropoda aquarium (1873, 1792) (1905), Cochlicella 24 Pulmonata 1908), (Bruguière, 22. in- at 1939), (before 1861 (Müller, similaris stands 1894), (before (Pollonera, Testacella Theba (± 1801) ¹) 1758 (Müller, Bradybaena list (1898), 1837) (± 1758 Linnaeus, 21. 23. far in (before 1816) (Say, 20. 1946; more 1774) (1846), Zonitoides arboreus octona the present subclass but its molluscs 1939; DÜRR, 1961) the (1846), 1822) (Müller, reticulatus 1916, added between 1852 10. gagates the immigrant of than 1774) (1890), (Miller, 8. the south more (1944), Normand, alliarius At 1873) (so Férussac, intermedius had 1951; WALDÉN, recently. discovery columella Say, Lymnaea has proper 1937; CONNOLLY, families of first or subcontinent (the Africa WALTERS, & obtained to Africa South Various authors have dealt with migrations. (e.g., BARNARD, Southern Rivers), Cunene most our likely records unidentified from African dwellers, data North are that at show. species of America), specimens has not 163 which from The list: indicates clearly in the fulica colour in show difficult Quick living lowing 2 from the and and western that seems South and only) yet far included in the it central African as H. and the 1948; K. present author. The species while the total number of Town and done for All length the some localities of various from the recorded table on symbols localities. A interesting facts, First of all, can further from the Bulawayo, fontein, are be Victoria Falls, Smithfield, Dundee, Royal Weenen, the total of 69 recorded localities. 19, from partly from well Elizabeth). from the and 1963; supplied by kindly from of notes their numbers between by the by localities in as Port to and expectation Forcart, 1946; It region. adapted the one; the for figures and around Cape has been same set out the on first (fig. map the number of introduced species this map reveals 1); the in the number of a below. strikes back a one to as a typical example transport hundred National Kimberley, Australia 10), (nos. compiled data fol- 3—9, nos. are (e.g., Museum taken sur- from the viz., beyond preceded All as (Drap.) Mediterranean from cited Windhoek District, Natal it is Europe particularly Natal are examination of than usually and snails has been are been discussed coast sea The that sources many places been indicates traced pink fulica. Flats. Cape general pattern distribution which in 1 nos. 1939; Durr, names have thorough which the I used looses originate from are foreign species. localities under its A. region so and figure immaculata antivertigo tropical has thrived in involved Peninsula have Cape A. (19 species, from the immigrant geographic both to the Acha- : 403). species, region pisana material in condition from "a species species Connolly, the brackets, 1939 1951; Walden, 1961), Dr. Barnard, 19 local snail list of localities of is 4) records confused with region (2 partly latter Theba commonest 1 However, Vertigo uncertain The Asia?). and Con- (see specimen belong in subfossil imported America from Europe (Barnard, mentions the itself species. Mediterranean from unique immaculata, (Connolly, that North Joubert & Walters, than A. sufficiently yet (Miiller) (do.) 121, pi. columellar being known only age" conditions; the following literature is list from 21, the the for it these not establish to specimens the open slender species two species become in incorrectly and Europe failed Mozambique. his accounts of uncertain areas: that been affinities Cecilioides acicula 325—326; Marques, out Bechuanaland; America?, Pass, is species not reasons and (status : more 11—18, 20, 22—24), are imported 1612). Braga (1952: which 183) : various 1939 separate both (1952 deposit for opinion), clearly much to It appears The 24 latter has No. shells soon, always in and Moll. empty quite latter is has of The from Lourenco measurements (Lam.); author's 188, : Natal Museum, (no. list Pilsbry Bowdich. fulica 1916 nolly, face the have japonicum least at Achatina not snecies following Pupisoma clear, tina that complete. miles Pretoria, Park, Cradock, or by in sea. a straight artificial localities line, viz., Johannesburg, Cathedral only of Few 14 Peak = Bloem- area, 20% out Sani of a 164 TABLE Southern Southern 11 Bulawayo Victoria 11 Rhodesia Falls Falls Windhoek District Kimberley 11 (19) Africa Africa West Butterworth Butterworth Komga (24) (24) 5 5 Transvaal Skukuza, Skukuza. Kruger Kruger Nat. 5 5 Pretoria Pretoria 1 Johannesburg (24) Pk. Pk. 12, 12, 10, unid. unid. 24, (10, Queenstown (10, Cathcart East London (10, (10, spec.) Bedford Bedford 2 Port Port Grahamstown Grahamstown Alfred Alexandria Port Port 10) (10, 23) (3, 10, 24) 10, 7, Elizabeth Elizabeth 3, (1, 3, (I, 10, 10, Lourenço Marques Marques (23) (23) 1 11 Bloemfontein Smithfield Free Free State State (14) (14) (12) Natal Natal 11 Natal Royal Nat. Pk. (17) Somerset 11 Cradock East East (3, 8, 8, 4 4 George 3 3 Wilderness 2 2 Mossel Mossel 1 Cango 11 Still (11, (11, 16, (19) Sani Sani (hotel) 1 Swellendam Sweliendam (10) 11 Underberg (17) Underberg (17) 1 Storms (11) (11) 1 1 Dundee Dundee (10) (10) 1 Ash ton Ashton 1 Weenen (10) 11 Bredasdorp (22) 1 Cape 1 Caledon 1 2 Estcourt 1 Boston 1 Howick Howick 1 1 II 11 (21) (1, 24) Balgowan (1, (17) (17) Hilton (17) (10) (10) 15, 1 10, 10, 14, 12, 13, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 18, 21, 24) Pietermaritzburg (3, (3, 5, 5, Thornville Thornville 11 Albert Falls Falls 1 Gillitts 1 1 Shongweni 4 4 Durban Dam Dam (1) (17, 21, 23, Umhlali Umhlali 1 Scottburgh (17) (17) Scottburgh 1 Natal clearly means 50 coast this Somerset West 5 Stellenbosch Faure Faure -f- 11 both of (1, (1, 5, 5, Town and (3, 4, 5, 6, (Kruger = the even the Nat. Pk.), Queenstown, 25 Robben Robben = 36% of comparatively transport successful to over immigrant long Peninsula 7, 8, 7, 8, 9, 10, (23, (23, 24) (23) (23) Vredenburg (23) if (14, we 18) limit ourselves 100-mile of white distances) milluscs. It is we to have and and Ceres, the slow significant that to Boston, making typical pattern settlement places only Balgowan, Bedford total. This date list Estcourt, East, 12, (3) 1 Ceres 11, 11, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24) 24) Langebaan-Saldanha Bay (23) grand recent 18, 22) 11, 11, Cape Darling Underberg, the 24) 1 the Somerset Island Island Melkbosstrand striking more seashore; 23, 23, 1 1 2 2 (22) (22) 23) 18, 18, (23) fiats flats 1 22, 8, Cape 2 from marine of (8, (1, Cape 24) becomes miles Kokstad, dispersal Bay (22, Bay (22, 23) 3 5 5 (10) Skukuza 14 (18) Gordon's 17 17 (12) South South Indeed, for (11) (11) 13, 13, 14, Verulam Howick, Vlei (24) 1 add (22) Agulhas (23) (23) Agulhas (17) (17) 1 within Bay Bay 2 2 1 (17) 24) 24) Bay (23, 24) Bay Caves Caves 11 (10) 10) 23, (22, 23, Peak Peak (17) (17) 15, 15. 241 24' (23) Cathedral Cathedral Pass Pass 12, 12, 23, 23, Uitenhage (23) (23) 3 11 area area 11, 11, 22, 22, 1 Orange Orange unid. unid. (22) Africa) 9 9 I1 24, 24, (23) (23) 4 11 East East 23, 23, 18, (3, Kingwilliamstown (3, Kingwilliamstown Mozambique Mozambique (Portuguese 17) (10) (10) Limax) Umax) 11 1 (24) (24) (17) (17) 2 (3, (3, 10, 10, 24) 24) (17) 1 2 2 (17) Kokstad (8, 9, 9, 1 11 11 Province Province Cape 4 4 (8) South South 1 I shows (with its rate of there is 165 apparently correlation between a of importance the of Good Cape harbour First City East Harbour 9 111 5 1824 class I 4 clearly by much in the number of of its from the which In this respect it in city cofauna of this is population have & other is due traffic. only one to 1951) still our It might not The absence and it only the by along climate foi because table, east and coast importation the map is Africa) most not of e.g., of be of Marques fact (Theba sparrow list; mala- that the white course, is interest the the the to important on of due which, European (fig. 1) attention has for high figures major Bloemfontein of Cape reflected by mention that to fide pisana, (Passer Jou- domesticus) of taxonomic (and is being) links quarantine localities (Kruger such as National based on may to the the number the novelty be at It as calling and for seems most also a and the to major occur inter- strictly causes. and/or Windhoek landed. low populous more Natal National cargo the incredible known contributory Bulawayo, Smithfield, Royal vessels and transport Museums, Johannesburg, as number of inland Falls, some these institutions. and capital country a to concerning account centres. enumerated Victoria of and Natal done hand of air drawn research only foreign pulmonate consider is Park), be cities such other commercial throughout measures worthwhile the from these the be to Southern Africa's and road Another point on known to Town and Pietermaritz- the South African part might snails aspersa appears Calculation second sketchy might from Lourenco and that the the activities to immigrant with rail be strong, very national airport. In this respect, Skukuza this knowledge of interest in non-marine moluscs in Johannesburg, remote the much shown suitable in A sea. northward Africa's the East rather also molluscs of Southern Africa has been enforced for Beira, (Portuguese to general because respectively, that Helix via Europe odd that as factors. The due burg might be of rather a position by and clearly travels one accounted Incidentally, record the contributary number also special here It Town is Mozambique. considering Pretoria has Europe to goods This is when from probably one numerically Walters, unknown In strikes country. ocean-going bert closest their east coast. a comes Mozambique this probably very has of species occupies train. by similaris. Bradybaena harbour the inland conveyed time is bulk Town Cape traffic shipping East, on and species 17 I-) immigrant species that Cape same the ports Durban species. the at immigrant Incidentally, coast. European number of unloads freighters quantities is off-loaded cargo high which harbour, of decreasing ) of II smaller 2 Number class oldest city the freight): class the in and ships 1836 number is and via 1799 various ports we age Elizabeth At the the from class shown the the Europe foreign species, distance for mail route settlement London the their 1652 Durban is number of and Town Cape Port usual Hope (the the cities, rather District, Park, Ca- 166 of Fig. 1. Map have in Southern been every locality. CT wayo, thedral Peak important = centres of population e.g., West Africa's ders and diamond about the coastal ratively ones and the more of considerable only railway Kruger the Bloemfontein, EL P = which indicates = Pretoria, BE East PE foreign pulmonates the number Beira, = London, Port = J may say and Kimberley. of consequently Rhodesia's capital, Some attractions, of and rail, road, S these to = founded 1870), and Kimberley these 1871). Considering from Salisbury (dating are usually not 1893), (rail- one 1890); won- the on as of Southern Rhodesia is indeed of are lesser a city, that inland settlements development remote appeal line Park, and Bula- Johannes- Elizabeth, to to N. localities tourists: Rhodesia and large are either on Victoria Falls rest the Congo), camp main old as compa- railway lines and/or (famous and tourist attraction Skukuza staff (headquarters village on Smithfield (on main road Bloemfontein-East London), way line), resorts = species = second founded founded records from National Park with National of BU date. recent Some of and mining centre, one = from symbols Durban, Bulawayo (S. absence of whole, however, = localities the Underberg Pass, degree air traffic, way B Marques, Windhoek (South of Windhoek. Sani area, length Town, D Lourenço = W Salisbury, all showing The Abbreviations: Cape = LM burg, Africa, recorded. Cathedral Peak area, Sani approaches). such as ported pulmonates. the This game again, Pass, makes reserves in branch wonder, Zululand, are why still other free of rail- Natal Royal Underberg (Drakensberg one on Mts. tourist from im- 167 of Few the species ten species cella 24 listed than more ventricosa which to seem and ou for Kaokovelt, this this in Distribution 2—3. of baena similaris. occur similaris Johannesburg (fig. Grahamstown, and Cape and Port Cape Peninsula) Kimberley, consequently For circles to seems were snails see both the first West, the latter tres table 2), also Demaraland, however, is, no Transvaal 2, distribution dots), pisana (black distribution of Brady- 1. fig. main East, "Espece Africa. from Durban line railway distributed immigrant Pietermaritzburg, Somerset Somerset East, 3. (see African, Theba used; widely very There South and 2), Europe elsewhere outside 188, State, South in been Oxychilus cellarius, Incidentally, the circles) follow the (Pretoria, Elizabeth, and " in Coch- plus specialement and Free Orange have of five Cochli- (fig. patterns pisana: chaudes, ") nor abbreviations 3). Examples Somerset Peninsula. half pulchella et 1954). Quick (1952 : (dotted only only laevis, show in they Theba arides immigrant ventricosa both Vallonia of patterns where Bradybaena sub reports (1939), of coherent pattern. coastal Ovamboland, West, Cochlicella a typical "...., Transvaal, Connolly Figs. shows fait sentir; se and Deroceras distribution seches, distribution. Of known aspersa. have Cotton, e.g., species Museums. are who wide arboreus, Helix type of 182, : (see and Natal cies the les stations Griqualand evidence for to and l'influence maritime their natural range records Zonitoides Theba pisana 1930 xerophile frequentant celles are immigrant species with agree Germain, e.g., a localities pisana The distribution of few licella achieved ten, viz., Theba ventricosa, have recorded species than five more Melkbosstrand, Stellenbosch, immigrant species to Cape Bulawayo, Town discovered were become Town Cape which is known from species spe- Kingwilliamstown, in known in and 1846 South Africa. However, seem to while be able to lina and Testacella have proliferated tricosa, Theba to immigrant many hold their maugei, such pisana, a see own both degree in species a very since the as to have 1890s in become Joubert & Walters, survived hardly limited area (e.g., Cape and Town only), others agricultural (Cochlicella 1951) or only Vitrea cristal- horticultural ven- pests 168 It is (Helix aspersa). are the among species while be to the The natural place the by that arrival natural and continued of the artificial work and foreign has been difficult sixth 1909 (fig. 2). because road dispersal by rail, has pisana after or travelled coastwise natural by do.), (sixteenth calculate to pests foreign (fig. 2). means immigrant species which is selection takes first a and establishment occur. C. O. Dr. third (1881, from transport; species, Dr. to of may Altena Regteren van Dr. immigrant slugs, on pisana distribution of means dispersal due are his freshwater material and examining is Theba that the clearly man Acknowledgements his immigrant quite likely data show influenced on is dispersal snails become 1854, dates only interwoven with artificial closely it its phenomenal of Theba ventricosa have (± aspersa port, filling up the gaps in between to above strongly both is example, from port The how dispersal dispersal For ship. shows of rate Helix discovered), or of Cochlicella which species some introduced: introduced discovery which do.), that significant earliest B. Hubendick K. H. Barnard for (Leiden) for (Goteborg) for (Cape Town) some distribution data. References Barnard. K. 1948 Bigalke, H. 33 Mus., The naturalisation Afr. J. Sci., J. Materials Invest, Connolly, monographic survey). Ann. S. : 33 of animals with reference special to South Africa. —S. 46—63. Notes Anais, on South land-molluscan 1939 da 7 malacologica fauna (3): monographic S. Afr. B. de Junta Mozambique. 65—127. non-marine South of survey 33 Mus., of : Mollusca. Africa. South Ann. African V. S. On Afr. the Mus., non-marine 13 introduced 181—190. : Mollusca. Ann. 1—660. C. A J. of catalogue 11: Mus., 1946 African fauna A 1954 H. estudo o para ultram. M. 1916 Durr, Connolly's to vii—viii. : M. 1952 Cotton, addenda Afr. R. 1937 Braoa, and (Corridenda introduced snails and in slugs Australia. Rec. S. Austr. 177—187. R. A contribution to morphology the Helicidae). (Gastropoda: bionomics and Dept. Agricult. Un. of S. Theba Afr. Muller pisana Sci. Bull.. 257 : 1—34. FORCART, L. 1963 Germain, Slugs of South Africa. Proc. mal. Soc. Lond., 35 : 103—110. de France, L. Mollusques 1930 terrestres et fluviatiles (1). Faune 21 : 1—477. (Paris). Joubert, 1951 Kew, H. 1893 C. J. & The S. S. Walters control of snails and slugs. Farm. S. Afr., 26: 379—380. W. The dispersal fresh-water of shells, and land an inquiry Mollusca: into the I—XIV. means 1—291 of dispersal possessed (London;. by 169 Quick, H. E. 1952 1960 ibidem: 258, British slugs Brit. Walden, British Emigrant H. 1961 Mus. the A. C. of Natal van 15: Bruggen Molluscs, Africa. valentianus 71—95. Museum, Loopstreet, South Soc. Testacellidae, Hist.), (Zool.) 6 variation, nomenclature, Pietermaritzburg Natal, (Pulmonata: (nat. (Lehmannia) Zool., (2) Curator mal. Proc. Lond., 29: 181—189 (corrections : Arionidae, Limacidae). Bull. 103—226. W. On Limax Drs. snails. 1953). distribution Ferussac and taxonomical (Gastropoda, position Pulmonata). of Ark.