Wegeneriella valdiviae ( MICHAELSEN, 1903 )

Csuzdi, C. S., 2010, Review Of The Paleotropical Neogastrini Earthworms (Oligochaeta, Acanthodrilidae: Benhamiinae) With Description Of Two New Genera, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 56 (2), pp. 103-118 : 117

Wegeneriella valdiviae ( MICHAELSEN, 1903)

Notiodrilus (?) valdiviae MICHAELSEN, 1903: 146 .

Microscolex (Notiodrilus) valdiviae : MICHAELSEN 1905: 23.

Wegeneriella valdiviae : MICHAELSEN 1933: 125, ZICSI & CSUZDI 1989: 29, CSUZDI 1993: 66, CSUZDI 1995: 117, CSUZDI 1996: 364. OMODEO 2000: 194, CSUZDI 2000: 76.

Eodrilus valdiviae : PICKFORD 1937: 79.

Wegeneriella (Wegeneriella) valdiviae : OMODEO 1955: 2., OMODEO 1958: 27.

Diagnosis. L. 60–72 mm, D. 2.5– 3 mm. No. segments 100–112. Colour reddish-brown. Head epilobous, first dorsal pore 5/6. Spermathecal pore 5/6–8/9 single ventralmedian. Clitellum circular on 14–19. f 14 single ventralmedian. m 18. Genital field elongated oval, prostatic pores 17, 19.

Septa 6/7–8/9 slightly thickened. Muscular gizzard 6. Calciferous glands 14–15 open in the oesophagus through a common duct. Last pair of hearts 12. Typhlosole vestigial. Excretory system holoic.

Testes 10, 11 free. Vesicles 9–12. Prostates 17, 19. Penial setae uniform, L. 1 mm, D. 0.015 mm, tip spatula-shaped, ornamentation strong teeth. Spermathecae ladyfingers-shaped, duct well detached from the ampoule and contains several sperm-chambers.

Distribution – Guinea, Mt. Nimba.

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Acknowledgements – I am very grateful to Dr. PAUL CLARK and Ms. MIRANDA LOWE for their kind assistance during my visit in the Natural History Museum, London, and for loaning the unidentified material used in this work. The English text was kindly checked by Dr. KATALIN SZLÁVECZ (JHU, Baltimore).