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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scientific name	Andiorrhinus (Amazonidrilus) Righi, 1993
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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.