original description
Tate, R. (1881). On some Australian slugs, chiefly Tasmanian. <em>Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> 1880: 15-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10134414
page(s): 16 [details]
source of synonymy
Hutchinson, J. M.; Reise, H.; Schlitt, B. (2022). Will the real <i>Limax nyctelius</i> please step forward: <i>Lehmannia</i>, <i>Ambigolimax</i>, or <i>Malacolimax</i>? No, <i>Letourneuxia</i>!. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 151(1): 19-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/151/019-041 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for William Legrand (1820-1902), an Australian conchologist [details]