Tritogenia howickiana (Michaelsen, 1913)

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 : 317

Tritogenia howickiana (Michaelsen, 1913)

Microchaetus sulcatus var. howickianus Michaelsen, 1913 c: 432 ; Reynolds & Cook 1976: 115.

Tritogenia howickiana ; Michaelsen 1918: 333; Plisko & Zicsi 1991: 112; Plisko 1992: 368, 1997: 280.

Material examined: KwaZulu­Natal: NMSA / Olig.02749 Howick (29º27'S: 30º14'E) Amberfield, from garden soil, 15 May 1997, 4 cl, J. A. Pringle. NMSA / Olig.02330 Otto’s Bluff, The Craig’s Farm , on the bank of local stream, 6 December 1989, 1 cl + 5 juv, JDP .

Remarks: Known only from the type locality and its close vicinity ( Fig. 14 ).

Figures

Fig. 14. The distribution of Tritogenia species in KZN. 1 = alveata; 2 = annetteae; 3 = ataxia; 4 = benhami; 5 = crassa; 6 = curiosa; 7 = curta; 8 = debbieae; 9 = diversa; 10 = douglasi; 11 = herbana; 12 = hiltonia; 13 = howickiana; 14 = insolita; 15 = karkloofia; 16 = koilia; 17 = liversagei; 18 = lunata; 19 = melmothana; 20 = miniseta; 21 = monosticha; 22 = morosa; 23 = mucosa; 24 = ngelensis; 25 = ngomensis; 26 = qudeni; 27 = shawi; 28 = soleata; 29 = sulcata; 30 = tetrata; 31 = zuluensis.