Andiorrhinus (Amazonidrilus) Righi, 1993

Feijoo, Alexander, Brown, George G. & James, Samuel W., 2017, New species of Andiorrhinus Cognetti, 1908 (Oligochaeta: Rhinodrilidae) from Venezuela and Brazil, Zootaxa 4363 (1), pp. 55-78 : 57

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Subgenus Andiorrhinus (Amazonidrilus) Righi, 1993

Type species. Andiorrhinus (Amaz.) rondoniensis Righi, 1986

Diagnosis. The subgenus Andiorrhinus ( Amazonidrilus ) is defined by the presence of four pairs of intestinal hearts in segments 10, 11, 12, and 13 ( Righi 1993). Number of species: 20. Distribution: Brazil (13), Venezuela (6), Bolivia (2), Colombia (1), Paraguay (1). In some cases, the same species has been found in two countries (Brown & Fragoso 2007).

References

Righi, G. (1986) Sobre o genero Andiorrhinus (Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae). Boletim de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, 10, 123 - 151. https: // doi. org / 10.11606 / issn. 2526 - 3358. bolzoo. 1986.122346

Righi, G. (1993) Venezuelan earthworms and considerations on the genus Andiorrhinus Cognetti 1908 (Oligochaeta Glossoscolecidae). Tropical Zoology, Special Issue 1, 125 - 139.