Erpobdella testacea (Savigny, 1822)

Baturina, Maria A., Kaygorodova, Irina A. & Loskutova, Olga A., 2020, New data on species diversity of Annelida (Oligochaeta, Hirudinea) in the Kharbey lakes system, Bolshezemelskaya tundra (Russia), ZooKeys 910, pp. 43-78 : 43

66. Erpobdella testacea (Savigny, 1822)

Nephelis testacea Savigny, 1822

Herpobdella testacea Blanchard, 1894

Geographic distribution.

Palaearctic region. In tundra zone of Russia: northern part of Western Siberia ( Lukin 1976; Zaloznyj 1984).

Location.

There is no specimen in our collection from the Kharbey area.

Ecology.

This species is rare or absent in the northwestern part of Russia. Usually, it inhabits stagnant waters.