Oopeltidae

Oopeltidae is a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea.

Subfamilies and genera

The family Oopeltidae consists of two subfamilies:

Oopeltinae Cockerell, 1891
Ariopeltinae Sirgel, 1985

Genera in the family Oopeltidae include:
OopeltinaeOopelta Mörch , 1867 - type genus of the family Oopeltidae

* Oopelta nigropunctata

AriopeltinaeAriopelta Sirgel, 1985 - type genus of the subfamily Ariopeltinae

* Ariopelta capensis Krauss, 1848 - type species, synonym: Limax ''capensis Krauss, 1848
* Ariopelta variegata Sirgel, 2012Ariostralis
* Ariostralis nebulosa''

Distribution

Two genera of Ariopeltinae live in South Africa. Ariopelta capensis and Ariostralis nebulosa are relict primitive species in the Cape [Fold Mountains]. In the Landdroskop area there are melanistic populations of these slugs.