Misperceived invasion: theLusitanian slug (Arion lusitanicusauct. non‐Mabille orArion vulgarisMoquin‐Tandon 1855) is native toCentralEurope

The Lusitanian slug, presumed to be native to south-west Europe, was ranked among the 100 worst invading species in Central Europe. However, from the very beginning of its recognition in the presumed invasion area, there was little evidence that the species was actually anthropogenically introduced. We investigated the invasive status of the species by comparing specific predictions on the population genetic structure in the invasion area with...