A catalogue of the Eudrilidae and Megascolecidae (Clitellata: Lumbricina) from South America, with two new records of exotic species from Brazil Author Assis, José Eriberto De , José Roberto Botelho SOUZA & Department of Systematics and Ecology, Exact and Natural Science Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil Author Botelho, José Roberto Author Souza, Botelho , Maria Laís Martins VIEIRA &, João Vitor NUNES DE SOUZA &, Gilberto Gonçalves RODRIGUES &, Martin Lindsey CHRISTOFFERSEN & Department of Zoology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Author Martins, Maria Laís Author Vieira, Martins , Maria Laís Martins VIEIRA &, João Vitor NUNES DE SOUZA &, Gilberto Gonçalves RODRIGUES &, Martin Lindsey CHRISTOFFERSEN & Department of Zoology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Author Souza, João Vitor Nunes De , Maria Laís Martins VIEIRA &, João Vitor NUNES DE SOUZA &, Gilberto Gonçalves RODRIGUES &, Martin Lindsey CHRISTOFFERSEN & Department of Zoology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Author Rodrigues, Gilberto Gonçalves , Maria Laís Martins VIEIRA &, João Vitor NUNES DE SOUZA &, Gilberto Gonçalves RODRIGUES &, Martin Lindsey CHRISTOFFERSEN & Department of Zoology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Author Christoffersen, Martin Lindsey , José Roberto Botelho SOUZA & Department of Systematics and Ecology, Exact and Natural Science Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil text Turkish Journal of Zoology 2017 2017-01-14 41 4 599 614 http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1604-74 journal article 10.3906/zoo-1604-74 1303-6114 13199479 15. Pithemera bicincta (Perrier, 1875) Perichaeta bicincta Perrier, 1875 ;? Perichaeta violacea Beddard, 1895 a: 407;? Perichaeta violacea Beddard, 1895 ;? Pheretima aimerikiensis Ohfuchi, 1941 ; Pheretima bicincta : Michaelsen, 1935 b: 107. Distribution: ARG ( Fragoso and Brown, 2007 ). New record: Campina Grande, Paraíba , Northeast Brazil . Further distribution: Asia, Pacific Islands ( Blakemore, 2002 ), Central America, Mexico ( Fragoso and Brown, 2007 ), Madeira, Canary Islands ( Talavera, 1990 ), Hungary ( Csuzdi et al., 2008 ), London and Dublin ( Blakemore, 2010 ). Examined material: 8 adult specimens collected on 28 April 2009 in an urban area located in Campina Grande ( 7°13′28.77″S , 35°52′2.74″W ), State of Paraíba , northeastern Brazil ( UFPB 1461 ) ( Figure 3C ) . Description: Length: 48–51 mm . Diameter: 2–2.5 mm. Segments: 78–102. Prostomium: open epilobous. First dorsal pore: 12/13. Setae: perichaetine. Nephropores: absent. Clitellum: 14(1/2)–16, annular, darker than the rest of the earthworm. Spermathecal pores: 5 pairs in 4/5/6/7/8/9. Female pores: closely paired on 14. Male pores: a pair on conical porophores in 18. Genital markings: absent ( Figure 4A ). Septa : 5/6–7/8 thickened, and 8/9 absent. Spermathecae: 5 pairs, 5–9 ( Figures 4B and 4C ). Nephridia: meroic. Gizzard: a single one in 8–10. Hearts: 10–12. Calciferous glands: absent. Ovaries: a pair in 13. Testes: 10 and 11, seminal vesicles paired in 11 and 12. Prostate glands: opening in 18 and extending into 16– 19, racemose. Intestinal origin: 15, with a pair of ceca in 22 ( Figure 4D ). Figure 4. A) Pheretima bicincta , anterior body part in ventral view, spermathecal pores in 4/5/6/7/8/9, closely paired female pores on 14; B) dorsal view, 5 pairs of spermathecae in 5–9; C) spermatheca with a single diverticulum; D) 1 pair of ceca in 22. Remarks: Specimens of P. bicincta were found under a grape tree sharing the same spot with Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857) in the first 10-cm layer of soil. Genus Polypheretima Michaelsen, 1934 Type : Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen, 1892