Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826)

Nxele, Thembeka C., Mwabvu, Tarombera & Yekwayo, Inam, 2021, Earthworm species occurrence in agroecosystems in the Midlands, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, African Invertebrates 62 (2), pp. 411-425 : 411

Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826)

Type locality.

Unknown

RSA distribution

(Old material). EC: Port Elizabeth, Cradock, Tarkastadt, Tsitsikama. WC: Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden, Ceres, Newlands Forest, Wellington, Stellenbosch, “Kapland”, Cape Flats, Bergvliet Farm and Jonkershoek Nature Reserve. NC: Komaggas, Namaqualand. NW: Potchefstroom, Stytfontain. GP: Zoological Gardens, Pretoria, Krugersdorp and Witportje Falls. FS: Drakensberg. New material: KZN: Nottingham Road.

Remarks.

In the current collection, Aporrectodea caliginosa was collected in mixed species pasture. This species is closely related to A. trapezoides and they are found together mostly; however, Aporrectodea caliginosa is less common ( Plisko 2010). This is the first report of this species in this region.