Proandricus adriani 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

Proandricus adriani Plisko, 2000

Proandricus adriani Plisko, 2000 b: 243 .

Material examined: KwaZulu­Natal: NMSA / Olig. 03337 Blinkwater Nature Reserve (29º14'03"S: 30º27'36"E), in valley, clay soil, 18 January 2001, 1 cl + 1 juv; NMSA / Olig. 03490 The Swamp Nature Reserve (29º46'15"S: 29º37'15"E) at edge of vlei above water, from wet soil and roots, 22 October 2001, 6 cl + 2 juv and NMSA / Olig. 03491, 7 cocoons. All collected by AJA .

Remarks: The species is known from three considerably separated sites in the eastern outskirts of the Drakensberg mountain range ( Fig. 7 ), all protected by KZN Wildlife

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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.