Aporrectodea trapezoides (Dugés)

Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M. & Golovanova, Elena V., 2023, Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili), Zootaxa 5255 (1), pp. 38-61 : 43

Aporrectodea trapezoides (Dugés)

Allolobophora caliginosa f. trapezoides Malevich 1953: 41 .

Nicodrilus caliginosus f. trapezoides Perel 1979: 209 .

Peregrine. Endogeic.

Distribution ( Fig. 1b ):

Brest Reg.: Bereza Distr. , 52°26’48.66”N, 24°58’19.20”E, cultivated meadow, 04.05.2019, 1 ex.

Gomel Reg.: Kalinkovichi Distr., Dudichi vill. env., 52°10’28.99”N, 29°20’28.82”E, cornfield, 24.10.2020, 6 ex. ;

Minsk Reg.: Minsk, 53°54’49.28”N, 27°36’30.67”E, botanical garden, flower bed, 05.05.2020, 2 ex. ; Minsk, 53°54’49.28”N, 27°36’30.67”E, botanical garden, medicinal plant area, 05.05.2020, 2 ex.

Mogilev Reg.: Krichev Distr., Nanoskovo vill. env., 53°47’58.78”N, 31°48’57.20”E, bank of Oster River , 17.05.2020, 1 ex.

Vitebsk Reg.: Vitebsk, 55°10’16.52”N, 30°15’59.46”E, lawn, 04.10.2019, 2 ex.

Note: A. caliginosa and A. trapezoides are regarded either as subspecies ( Sims & Gerard 1985; VsevolodovaPerel 1997) or as distinct species ( Blakemore 2009; Pérez-Losada et al. 2009, Fernández et al. 2012). It is known that these two taxa are genetically distinct, so we accept the latter viewpoint.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Distribution of earthworms in Belarus.A, A. caliginosa; B, A. trapezoides; C, A. rosea; D, circles: A. longa, square: A. icterica; E, A. chlorotica; F, L. rubellus.