Species
Species within this subgenus include:
- Limax flavus - synonym Limacus flavus synonym: Limax breckworthianus - the type species
- Limax ecarinatus - synonym: Limacus maculatus. If the subgenus Limacus is elevated to the generic level, then the name Limacus maculatus is valid.
- and others
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