Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891)

Álvarez-Abreu, Oniel & Carrera-Martínez, Roberto, 2025, Annotated checklist of the earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) from Hispaniola: a brief review and remarks, Zootaxa 5589 (1), pp. 346-362 : 350

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Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891)
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3. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891) View in CoL

Dichogaster bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891) View in CoL — Michaelsen 1908: 15. Michaelsen 1909: 6. Michaelsen 1935: 58. Gates 1942: 95–96. Gates 1972: 79–80. Julka 1988: 103–108, figs. 93–96. Csuzdi & Zicsi 1991: 181 (map). de Mischis 2000: 22. Reynolds & Reynolds 2001: 17. Reynolds & Reynolds 2006: 89. Rodríguez et al. 2007: 97 (table). Blakemore et al. 2012: 199–200. Goswami & Gupta 2015: 16. Ahmed et al. 2020: 28.

Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891) View in CoL — Fragoso & Brown 2007: 64 (table).

For a full synonym list, see Csuzdi (2010).

Distribution. Haiti ( Michaelsen 1909; Michaelsen 1935; Gates 1942, misspelled as “Maiti”; Gates 1972; Julka 1988; de Mischis 2000; Reynolds & Reynolds 2001; Reynolds & Reynolds 2006; Fragoso & Brown 2007; Rodríguez et al. 2007; Blakemore et al. 2012; Goswami & Gupta 2015; Ahmed et al. 2020); HT, Nord Department, Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, Cap-Haïtien (Site 2, Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ) ( Michaelsen 1908). Dominican Republic ( Julka 1988; Reynolds & Reynolds 2004a; Reynolds & Reynolds 2006; Fragoso & Brown 2007; Rodríguez et al. 2007; Blakemore et al. 2012; Ahmed et al. 2020); DO, Puerto Plata Province, Sosúa Municipality, Hotel Casa Marina Beach and Reef (Site 3, Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ) ( Reynolds & Reynolds 2001).

Ahmed, S., Julka, J. M. & Kumar, H. (2020) Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Solan, a constituent of Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, India. Travaux du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Grigore Antipa , 63 (1), 19-50. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.63.e49099

Blakemore, R. J., Lee, W., Ryu, J. S., Ahn, M. H. & Kim, S. R. (2012) Accidental vaginal parasitism by oligochaete worms (Annelida: Oligochaeta). Opuscula Zoologica Budapest, 43 (2), 197-201.

Csuzdi, Cs. & Zicsi, A. (1991) Uber die Verbreitung neuer und bekannter Dichogaster und Eutrigaster Arten aus Mittel- und Sudamerika (Oligochaeta: Octochaetidae). Regenwurmer aus Sudamerika 15. Acta Zoologica Hungarica, 37 (3 - 4), 177-192.

Csuzdi, Cs. (2010) A monograph of the Paleotropical Benhamiinae earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta, Acanthodrilidae). Pedozoologica Hungarica, 6, 1-215.

de Mischis, C. C. (2000) Las lombrices de tierra (Annelida, Oligochaeta) de la Republica de Argentina. Natura Neotropicalis, 31 (1 & 2), 17-27. https://doi.org/10.14409/natura.v1i31.3753

Fragoso, C. & Brown, G. G. (2007) Ecologia y Taxonomia de las lombrices de tierra en Latinoamerica: El primer Encuentro Latino-Americano de Ecologia y Taxonomia de Oligoquetos (ELAETAO 1). In: Brown, G. G. & Fragoso, C. (Eds.), Minhocas na America Latina: Biodiversidade e Ecologia. Embrapa Soja, Londrina, pp. 33-75.

Gates, G. E. (1942) Check list and bibliography of North American earthworms. The American Midland Naturalist, 27 (1), 86-108. https://doi.org/10.2307/2421027

Gates, G. E. (1972) Burmese Earthworms. An introduction to the systematics of megadrile oligochaetes with special references to southeast Asia. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 62 (7), 1-326. https://doi.org/10.2307/1006214

Goswami, R. & Gupta, A. (2015) Earthworms of Indian Botanic Garden, Kolkata. ZOO's PRINT, 30 (10), 10-19.

Julka, J. M. (1988) The fauna of India and the adjacent countries. Megadrile Oligochaeta (earthworms): Haplotaxida, Lumbricina, Megascolecoidea, Octochaetidae. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, xiv + 400 pp.

Michaelsen, W. (1908) Die Oligochaten Westindiens. Zoologische Jahrbucher, 11, 13-32.

Michaelsen, W. (1909) Oligochaeta fur 1908. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 75 (2), 1-10.

Michaelsen, W. (1935) Die opisthoporen Oligochaten Westindiens. Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg, 45, 51-64.

Reynolds, J. W. & Reynolds, D. W. (2001) Nuevos datos de lombrices de tierra (Oligochaeta) de la Republica Dominicana. Megadrilogica, 8 (5), 17-19.

Reynolds, J. W. & Reynolds, D. W. (2004 a) Nuevos registros de lombrices de tierra (Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae) de la Republica Dominicana. Megadrilogica, 10 (3), 14-16.

Reynolds, J. W. & Reynolds, D. W. (2006) Sobre algunas lombrices de tierra (Oligochaeta) de Honduras, C. A. Megadrilogica, 10 (11), 87-91.

Rodriguez, C., Borges, S., de los Angeles Martinez, M., Fragoso, C., James, S. W. & Gonzalez, G. (2007) Biodiversidad y ecologia de las lombrices de tierra en las islas caribenas. In: Brown, G. G. & Fragoso, C. (Eds.), Minhocas na America Latina: Biodiversidade e Ecologia. Embrapa Soja, Londrina, pp. 79-98.

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FIGURE 1. Approximate locations of known earthworm records from Hispaniola. The yellow spots and numbers (see the checklist) correspond to the specific localities where earthworms have been collected.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Clitellata

SubClass

Oligochaeta

Order

Crassiclitellata

Family

Octochaetidae

Genus

Dichogaster

SubGenus

Diplothecodrilus