Lumbricus meliboeus (Rosa, 1884)

Stojanović, Mirjana & Milutinović, Tanja, 2013, Checklist of earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from Montenegro: Diversity and biogeographical review, Zootaxa 3710 (2), pp. 147-164 : 156

Lumbricus meliboeus (Rosa, 1884)

Lumbricus meliboeus Rosa, 1884: 21 .

Lumbricus meliboeus: Mršić 1991: 471 . Karaman & Stojanović 1995: 141. Stojanović & Karaman 2003: 58.

Ecology. Epigeic species living in litter of deciduous forests and in carbonated soils (Zicsi 1965).

Distribution in Montenegro. Northern Montenegro: Lovćen (Mršić 1991), Žabljak (Karaman & Stojanović 1995); eastern Montenegro: Bijelo Polje (Karaman & Stojanović 1995).

Zoogeographical distribution type. The center of distribution of Lumbricus meliboeus is in the Alps at the subalpine level (Salomé et al. 2011). Mršić (1991) states that the northernmost findings of the species are in Slovenia, and the southernmost point of its distribution is in Montenegro. However, based on new literature data (Christian & Zicsi 1999; Römbke 2006; Saloméa et al. 2011; Milutinović et al. 2013) it is clear that Germany is the northernmost border and that Mt. Rila ( Bulgaria) is the southernmost distribution limit. Therefore, L. meliboeus belongs to the Alpine-Balkanic type (Milutinović et al. 2012).