Microscolex dubius (Fletcher, 1886)

Misirlioğlu, İbrahim Mete & Stojanović, Mirjana, 2018, Distribution of non-lumbricid earthworms (Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Criodrilidae, Megascolecidae and Ocnerodrilidae) on the Balkans and Anatolia with first record of Amynthas morrisi (Beddard, 1892) from Turkey, Zootaxa 4496 (1), pp. 197-205 : 198-199

Microscolex dubius (Fletcher, 1886)

Eudrilus dubius Fletcher, 1887: 378 .

Microscolex dubius: Cognetti 1913: 1 ; Michalis 1975: 202, 1976: 154, 1987: 61; SZederjesi & CsuZdi 2012: 40; SZederjesi 2015: 149.

Habitat. Common in gardens, parks, greenhouses, tropical fruit plantations, and also often found in the medium altitude zones (400–600m) in traditional agriculture, and even in the pine forest, forest puddle and open brook ( Szederjesi & Csuzdi 2012).

Distribution on the Balkans and Anatolia. South part of Serbia (Bujanovic: Šapkarev 2002); Macedonia (Vardar: Šapkarev, 1972); Montenegro (Kotor, Podgorica, Ribnica: Šapkarev 1975); Greece (Angitis Drama, Kato Kamila Seron: Karaman 1972; Panetoliko Mts., Aigos Vlasios: Szederjesi & Csuzdi 2012; South Aegean: Mt. Zas, Filoti, Apiranthos, Krasi, and Sougia in Crete: Szederjesi 2015). Turkey (Diyarbakır: Pavlíček et al. 2009).

Material examined. 1 exp. Leskovac, south part of Serbia (42°60′N, 21°56′E) 27.04.1976 ( Institute collection). 4 ex. Adana , Yüreğir, Ali Hocalı village, edge of irrigation canal (36°93'N, 35°40'E), altitude 48 m, 19.01.2016 .

World distribution. Synanthropic species. Worldwide distribution. It is possibly native to South America ( Blakemore 2002; Rota & de Jong 2015). It has been recorded from Australasia, North and South America, South Africa, Madeira Islands, Canary Islands, Spain and Mediterranean Europe ( France, Italy, Portugal, Sicily, Corsica) and Jordan ( Blakemore 2002; Sims & Gerard 1999).

Remarks. New finding in Serbia is the northernmost location of M. dubius on the Balkan Peninsula.