Eudrilus eugeniae ( Kinberg, 1867 )

Assis, José Eriberto De, Botelho, José Roberto, Souza, Botelho, Martins, Maria Laís, Vieira, Martins, Souza, João Vitor Nunes De, Rodrigues, Gilberto Gonçalves & Christoffersen, Martin Lindsey, 2017, A catalogue of the Eudrilidae and Megascolecidae (Clitellata: Lumbricina) from South America, with two new records of exotic species from Brazil, Turkish Journal of Zoology 41 (4), pp. 599-614 : 600

1. Eudrilus eugeniae ( Kinberg, 1867)

Lumbricus eugeniae Kinberg, 1967: 98 . [Type locality: humid mountains and Valley of St Helena Island ( British protectorate) in South Atlantic. Types are in Stockholm Museum and/or in British Museum BMNH 1904.10 .5.549 or 550].

Eudrilus decipiens Perrier, 1871: 1176 ; Eudrilus lacazii + peregrinus Perrier, 1872: 75 , 77/78; Eudrilus boyeri Beddard, 1886: 302 ; Eudrilus sylvicola Beddard, 1887: 372 . Eudrilus jullieni Horst, 1890: 225 ; Eudrilus roseus Michaelsen, 1892: 224 ; Eudrilus erudiens Ude, 1893: 71 .

Distribution: BRA ( Righi, 1967a): PR ( Nunes et al., 2006; Sautter et al., 2006); Londrina; Ibiaci (Brown et al., 2006); SP ( Lüderwaldt, 1927; Brown and James, 2006; James and Brown, 2006): Vinhedo ( Righi, 1968); São Sebastião; Boituva; Campinas; São Paulo (Brown et al., 2006); RJ: Petrópolis ( Michaelsen, 1927); Nova Friburgo (Brown et al., 2006); MG: Juiz de Fora (Brown et al., 2006); BA: Itajubá and Jequié; SE: Aracajú (Brown et al., 2006); PB: Areia ( Guerra and Silva, 1994); PE: Recife ( Righi, 1967a, 1971); Ponta de Pedras; MA: São Luís (Brown et al., 2006); PA: Vila de Maiauatá, margins of Pará River, 20 km southwest of Abaetetuba ( Righi, 1972); COL: Valle Dep.: Palmira ( Feijoo, 2007); San Andrés Island ( Reynolds and Reynolds, 2001). VEN: Caracas ( Michaelsen, 1900a); Portamer; Isla Margarita ( Michaelsen, 1892; Zicsi, 1995a). GUY and SUR ( Beddard, 1887; Michaelsen, 1900a). FRG: Saint Georges Oyapock ( Michaelsen, 1900a; Cernosvitov, 1934, 1935) ( Figure 1A ).

Further distribution: Caribbean region ( Zicsi, 1995a). North America, Africa, Asia, New Caledonia ( Gates, 1972), and Australia ( Blakemore, 2002, 2010, 2014).

Genus Hyperiodrilus Beddard, 1890

Type: Hyperiodrilus africanus Beddard, 1891

Figures

Figure 1. Geographical distribution in South America of exotic Eudrilidae (A) and Megascolecidae (B–D) species: A) Eudrilus euganiae (circle), and Hyperiodrilus africanus (star); B) Amynthas aeruginosus (circle), and Amynthas corticis (square); C) Amynthas gracilis (triangle); D) Amynthas morrisi (star) and Amynthas robustus (circle) (new record from Brazil).