Microchaetus papillatus Benham, 1892

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 : 289

Microchaetus papillatus Benham, 1892

Microchaeta papillata Benham, 1892: 141 ; Beddard 1895: 672;

Microchaetus papillatus ; Michaelsen 1900: 450, 1907: 5, 1918: 320; Pickford 1975: 23; Plisko 1992: 345, 1993 b: 235, 1998: 281.

Microchaetus papillatus f. typicus Michaelsen 1913 c: 426.

Microchaetus papillatus cf. Microchaeta papillata ; Reynolds & Cook 1976: 150.

Remarks: Species confined to undisturbed areas between Pietermaritzburg and Durban ( Fig. 1 ). At the time of its description its distribution was probably much broader. Populations in and around Durban and Pietermaritzburg have probably been reduced or eliminated by agricultural and industrial development. No new material has been available since collections reported by Plisko (1992 1998).

Figures

Fig. 1. The distribution of species of Microchaetus and Michalakus in KZN. Microchaetus: 1 = ambitus; 2 = caementerii; 3 = distasmosus; 4 = griphus; 5 = herberti; 6 = idechoritus; 7 = mkuzi; 8 = natalensis; 9 = papillatus; 10 = parvus; 11 = pondoanus; 12 = quaerus; 13 = tuberosus; 14 = vernoni; 15 = zaloumisi; 16 = Michalakus initus.