Acanthodrilidae

Narayanan, S. Prasanth, Sathrumithra, S., Christopher, G., Thomas, A. P. & Julka, J. M., 2016, Checklist of the earthworms (Oligochaeta) of Kerala, a constituent of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India, Zootaxa 4193 (1), pp. 117-137 : 123

Family Acanthodrilidae

24. Argilophilus timidus ( Cognetti, 1911)

Plutellus timidus Cognetti, 1911: 497 –498.

Argilophilus timidus (Cognetti) . Blakemore 2007: 29.

T. Muvattupuzha (9.967o N, 76.583o E), India. D. Dist. Ernakulam: Muvattupuzha ( Cognetti 1911); Kerala endemic. R. Only known from the type locality.

25. Argilophilus variabilis ( Aiyer, 1929)

Plutellus variabilis Aiyer, 1929: 51 –53.

Argilophilus variablilis (Aiyer) . Blakemore. 2007: 29.

T. Vembayam (8.639o N, 76.936o E), India. D. Dist. Idukki: Kumily ( Aiyer 1929), Peermade (Peerumedu) ( Aiyer 1929); Dist. Kottayam: Kottayam ( Aiyer 1929); Dist. Kollam: Achankovil ( ElAmmari et al. 2015), Chithara ( ElAmmari et al. 2015), Oachira ( ElAmmari et al. 2015), Tenmalai (Thenmala) ( Aiyer 1929); Dist. Thiruvananthapuram: Vembayam ( Aiyer 1929); near endemic.

26. Pontodrilus litoralis ( Grube, 1855)

Lumbricus littoralis Grube, 1855: 127 .

Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891: 96 .

Cryptodrilus insularis Rosa, 1891: 387 .

Pontodrilus michaelseni Eisen 1895: 73 .

Pontodrilus laccadivensis Beddard, 1903:374 .

Further synonymies in Gates (1972), Blakemore (2012).

T. Villa Franca of French Riviera (43.12o N, 6.92o E) , France. D. Dist . Kannur: Thekkumbad Koolom Thayakavu ( Narayanan et al. 2014a); Dist. Thiruvananthapuram: Kovilam (Kovalam) ( Aiyer 1929); exotic.