Eisenia fetida (Savigny)

Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M. & Golovanova, Elena V., 2023, Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili), Zootaxa 5255 (1), pp. 38-61 : 55-56

Eisenia fetida (Savigny)

Eisenia foetida Perel 1979: 217 ; Maksimova & Mukhin 2015: 59.

Peregrine, usually synanthropic. Epi-endogeic.

Distribution ( Fig. 3a ):

Brest Reg.: Stolin Distr., Tereblichi vill., 52°0’36.69”N, 27°26’24.31”E, in a dung heap, 25.07.2020, 60 ex.

Gomel Reg.: Lelchitsy Distr., Markovskoe vill. env., 51°42’43.74”N, 28°11’08.02”E, bank of Ubort River , under the bark of a fallen tree, 26.07.2020, 7 ex. ; Mozyr Distr., Strel’sk vill. env., 51°56’44.70”N, 29°26’32.10”E, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in forest litter, 13.05.2020, 2 ex.

Minsk Reg.: Kletsk Distr., Babaevichi vill. env., 53°01’39.32”N, 26°38’4.52”E, farm, in manure, 09.08.2020, 2 ex. ; Minsk, 53°54’52.70”N, 27°37’04.04”E, botanical garden, compost, 05.05.2020, 30 ex. ; Myadel Distr., bank of Naroch Lake , 54°52’05.45”N, 26°51’33.48”E, onshore sediment, 08.05.2019, 35 ex. ; Nesvizh Distr., Petuhovshchina vill., 53°19’01.16”N, 26°39’24.44”E, in manure, 09.08.2020, 51 ex.

Mogilev Reg.: Horki Distr., Horki town, 54°18’1.67”N, 30°57’42.78”E, Orshanka lake shore, 14.08.2020, 5 ex.

Vitebsk Reg.: Beshenkovichy Distr., Dashkovo vill., 55°03’06.48”N, 29°42’54.00”E, 19.05.2019, 131ex.;Braslav Distr., Braslav, 55°38’30.89”N, 27°02’26.71”E, lawn, 10.05.2019, 1 ex.; 3 km S of Bogino vill., 55°23’33.94”N, 26°47’57.80”E, Boginskoe Lake shore grey alder forest with Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius , 28.09.2019, 4 ex.; Chashniki Distr., Novolukoml’ env., 54°38’58.13”N, 29°06’30.56”E, bank of Lukoml Lake, onshore sediment, 28.08.2020, 32 ex.; Glubokoe Distr., Mosar vill., 55°13’25.44”N, 27°27’36.67”E, garden, 10.05.2019, 2 ex.; Liozna Distr., 2, 5 km SE of Shapechino vill. env., 54°59’0.14”N, 30°20’34.95”E, coniferous forest, 24.08.2020, 5 ex.; Miory Distr., Miory town, 55°37’15.24”N, 27°36’06.84”E, garden, 20.10.2019, 29 ex.; Orsha Distr., Nizhnyaya Veravoisha vill., 54°30’55.44”N, 30°15’50.76”E, in manure, 07.05.2019, 9 ex.; Zaslonovka vill., 54°31’03.72”N, 30°18’0.36”E, garden, 08.05.2019, 1 ex. Senno Distr., Pogrebyonka vill. env., 54°50’16.64”N, 30°23’56.05”E, coniferous forest, 17.08.2020, 5 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Bol’shuhi vill., 55°12’10.44”N, 30°38’17.16”E, 06.10.2019, 11 ex.; Kraeva station env., 55°14’45.92”N, 29°50’28.78”E, garden, 07.04.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55°12’0.97”N, 30°12’49.95”E, botanical garden, 16.10.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55°10’37.45”N, 30°10’21.47”E, lawn, 21.11.2019, 3 ex.; Orlovo vill., 55°06’30.90”N, 30°17’02.97”E, forest, 24.08.2020, 2 ex.

Note: Belarusian populations of E. fetida are genetically similar to other European populations.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Distribution of earthworms in Belarus. A, E. fetida; B, E. nordenskioldi; C, E. t. tetraedra; D, E. t. hercynia.