Allolobophora Eisen, 1874

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Genus Allolobophora Eisen, 1874

Allolobophora (s. l.) altimontana Mršić, 1982 ( Fig. 2 A)

1982 Allolobophora altimontana Mršić, Biol. Vestn. , 30(2): 58.

1988 Karpatodinariona altimontana Mršić & Šapkarev, Acta Mus. Mac. Sci. Nat., 154(1): 20. 1991 Karpatodinariona altimontana Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.), 31: 245. 2012 Allolobophora (s. l.) altimontana: Csuzdi, Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 43: 97–99.

Ecological category. Endogeic.

Habitat. Mountainous meadows and grasslands, found only above 600 m a. s. l. Zoogeographical distribution type. Broad range endemism ( Croatia and Slovenia). Distribution in Croatia. Alpine region (Velebit and Kapela Mts.). Mršić (1984, 1986): Jelenc, Bijele stijene, Krasanska duliba, Risnjak, Zavižanski Pivčevac; Hackenberger: Jasenak, Lič.

Allolobophora chlorotica chlorotica (Savigny, 1826) ( Fig. 2 A)

1826 Enterion chloroticum + Enterion virescens Savigny, Mem. Ac. Fr., 5: 182, 183. 1991 Allolobophora chlorotica + A. chlorotica kosovensis + A. vardarensis : Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.), 31: 211, 214, 216.

2003 Allolobophora chlorotica chlorotica: Csuzdi & Zicsi, Pedozool. Hung. , 1: 50.

Ecological category. Endogeic.

Habitat. Synanthropic subspecies found in gardens, pastures, cultivated soils, forests, floodplains and near freshwater. Usually more abundant in moist, highly organic soils.

Zoogeographical distribution type. Peregrine.

Distribution in Croatia. Spread all over Croatia. Continental, Alpine and Mediterranean region. Michaelsen (1908): Klis; Šapkarev (1979): Orahovica, Split, Novska, Zaprešić; Jelić (1985): Sakadaško jezero, Podunavlje; Hackenberger: Kopačevo, Osijek, Turkovići.

Allolobophora (s. l.) leoni Michaelsen, 1891 ( Fig. 2 A)

1891 Allolobophora leoni Michaelsen, Mitt. Mus. Hamb. , 8: 15.

1988 Alpodinaridella (Pannoniona) leoni : Mršić & Šapkarev, Acta Mus. Mac. Sci. Nat., 154(1): 18. 1991 Pannoniona leoni : Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.), 31: 227.

1991 Allolobophora leoni: Zicsi, Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 24: 185.

2003 Allolobophora (s. l.) leoni: Csuzdi & Zicsi, Pedozool. Hung. , 1: 60.

Ecological category. Endogeic, hygrophilous.

Habitat. Wet meadows, forests, floodplains.

Zoogeographical distribution type. Trans-Aegean.

Distribution in Croatia. In Continental region, Pannonian plain. Šapkarev (1979): Batina, Beli Manastir, Darda, Kopačevo, Novska, Petlovac, Petrijevci, Valpovo, Virovitica , Zagreb, Zaprešić; Mršić (1984): Prevlaka; Jelić (1985): Sakadaško jezero, Podunavlje; Hackenberger: Osijek.

Allolobophora (s. l.) sturanyi sturanyi Rosa, 1895 ( Fig. 2 A)

1895 Allolobophora sturanyi Rosa, Boll. Mus. Torino , 10: 5.

1988 Karpatodinariona sturanyi : Mršić & Šapkarev, Acta Mus. Mac. Sci. Nat., 154(1): 20. 1991 Karpatodinariona sturanyi : Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.), 31: 250. 2012 Allolobophora (s. l.) sturanyi sturanyi : Csuzdi, Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 43: 97–99.

Ecological category. Endogeic.

Habitat. Grassland and adjacent forest.

Zoogeographical distribution type. Dinaric-Karpathian.

Distribution in Croatia. In Mediterranean and Alpine region. Michaelsen (1900): Lička Plješivica; Rucner & Rucner (1971): Bijeli Vrh; Šapkarev (1979): Bigina Poljana; Mršić (1984, 1985, 1986): Alan, Bijele stijene, Bijeli Brig, Kapela, Poklon, Rijeka, Rožanski Kukovi, Sv. Jura, Tulove Grede, Zavižan, Plitvička jezera; Zicsi (1969): Metković; Hackenberger: Breze.

Remark. Csuzdi and Pop (2008) revised the All. sturanyi species complex and distinguished 3 subspecies: All. sturanyi sturanyi , All. sturanyi dacica (Pop, 1938) and All. sturanyi dacidoides Bouché, 1973. According to that revision only All. sturanyi sturanyi is distributed in the North-Western Balkan.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Distribution of earthworm species in Croatia.