Dendrobaena byblica ( Rosa, 1893 )

Farhadi, Zeinab, Malek, Masoumeh & Elahi, Elahe, 2013, Review of the earthworm fauna of Iran with emphasis on Kohgiluyeh & Boyer- Ahmad Province, Zootaxa 3670 (4), pp. 440-448 : 443

4. Dendrobaena byblica ( Rosa, 1893)

For complete synonymy see Csuzdi et al. (2006).

Material examined. 2 ex. ZUTC Ann. 1231 Tange tamoradi 9.4.2011 , 2 ex. ZUTC Ann. 1258 Cheshme mishi Sisakht 1. 12. 2009 .

Morphological notes. Clitellum extends on segments 25–30, saddle-shaped, tubercles on 25–27, length 22– 35mm, diameter 2–2.5mm, pale red, head epilobous, segments 80–89.

5. Dendrobaena orientalis orientalis Č ernosvitov, 1940

For complete synonymy see Csuzdi et al. (2006).

Material examined. 3 ex. ZUTC Ann. 1250 Tange mehrian 4.5.2010 .

Morphological notes. Clitellum extends on 23, 24–33, tubercles on 30–33, ribbon-shaped. Diameter 2–4 mm, body length 36–58,100–118 segments.

Remarks. Our specimens belong to the nominal subspecies, which differs from D. o. karak Csuzdi & Pavlíček, 2005b described from Jordan by its shorter clitellum and tubercles.