Proandricus bergvillensis Plisko, 2000

Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta, 2003, Eleven new South African earthworms (Oligochaeta: Microchaetidae) with new information on some known species, and an inventory of the microchaetids of KwaZulu-Natal, African Invertebrates 44 (2), pp. 279-325 : 305-306

Proandricus bergvillensis Plisko, 2000

Proandricus bergvillensis Plisko, 2000 b: 246 .

Material examined: KwaZulu­Natal: Highmoor State Forest : NMSA / Olig. 03368 and NMSA / Olig. 03370 indigenous grassland with parts of vlei under soaked soil (29º18'33"S: 29º35'55"E) 4 cl + 4 juv + 1 cocoon; NMSA / Olig. 03375 ca. 30 m from previous sample, along track, from under water in vlei, 1 cl; NMSA / Olig. 03374 indigenous forest (29º18'35"S: 29º35'44"E) from moist soil, 1 cl + 30 juv. All collected 14 March 2001 by JDP, AJA, PN .

Remarks: The species has been described from the neighbourhood of Bergville. Present records extend the known range of the species along the foothills of the Drakensberg escarpment southwards. Most specimens collected in the late summer were in quiescent phase.In presently studied individuals a backward extension of one or both seminal vesicles into three to five segments was observed. Collection sites in KZN are shown in Fig. 7 .

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Fig. 7. The distribution of Proandricus species in KZN. 1 = adami; 2 = adriani; 3 = alatus; 4 = amphius; 5 = armstrongi; 6 = babanango; 7 = beddardi; 8 = bergvillensis; 9 = bourquini; 10 = bulwerensis; 11 = colletti; 12 = crookesi; 13 = entumeni; 14 = gracilis; 15 = hedothecus; 16 = hlatikulu; 17 = injasuti; 18 = ivari; 19 = jasoni; 20 = lovuus; 21 = marleyi; 22 = martensi; 23 = michelleae; 24 = modestus; 25 = oresbiosus; 26 = ortyi; 27 = pajori; 28 = richerti; 29 = setosus; 30 = thornvillensis.