Dendrobaena alpina alpina (Rosa, 1884)

Allolobophora alpina Rosa, 1884: 28 .

Dendrobaena alpina: Šapkarev 1975: 27 . Mršić 1983: 55.

Dendrobaena (Dendrobaena) alpina alpina: Šapkarev 1978: 294 .

Dendrobaena alpina alpina: Mršić 1990: 73 . Mršić 1991: 627. Karaman & Stojanović 1995: 139. Dendrobaena alpina: Stojanović & Karaman 2003: 58. Blakemore 2008: 27 (for complete synonymy).

Ecology. Epigeic species found in beech forests (Szederjesi 2013).

Distribution in Montenegro. Northern Montenegro: Pitome, Poljanak, near around Crno jezero (Mršić 1983), Surdup, Kanjon Sušice (Mršić 1990), Žabljak (Karaman & Stojanović 1995); eastern Montenegro: Prokletije- Čakor (Šapkarev 1975; Mršić 1991), Planina Vuča (Mršić 1991).

Zoogeographical distribution type. Balkanic-Alpine distribution type spread in the Balkans, Alps and Carpathian arcs (Rota 2005; Csuzdi et al. 2011; Pop et al. 2007).

Remarks. On the Balkans, apart from D. alpina alpina, there is one more subspecies, D. alpina popi Šapkarev 1971, described from Macedonia, Šar Mts. (Šapkarev 1971), and recently recorded also from Albania, Cermenike Mts. (Szederjesi & Csuzdi 2012). D. alpina mavrovensis Šapkarev, 1971 is a synonym of D. clujensis Pop, 1938 (Csuzdi 2012, online database).