Tritogenia douglasi Plisko, 1997

Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta, 2003, Eleven new South African earthworms (Oligochaeta: Microchaetidae) with new information on some known species, and an inventory of the microchaetids of KwaZulu-Natal, African Invertebrates 44 (2), pp. 279-325 : 316

Tritogenia douglasi Plisko, 1997

Tritogenia douglasi Plisko, 1997: 255 ; Plisko 2000 b: 76.

Material examined: KwaZulu­Natal: Eshowe ( 28º50'S: 31º28'E) area: NMSA / Olig.03161 Rockyridge Farm, under wattle trees, 15 March 2000, 1 juv ; NMSA / Olig.03027 Rockyridge Farm, under pine tree, 19 April 2000, 1 juv ; NMSA /Olig.03184 Mistyridge Farm, veld, 19 June 2000, 30 cl + 50 juv; all collected by TCD .

Remarks: Known from the Dlinza Forest Reserve and from its neighbouring fields recently incorporated into farming fields ( Fig. 14 ).

Figures

Fig. 14. The distribution of Tritogenia species in KZN. 1 = alveata; 2 = annetteae; 3 = ataxia; 4 = benhami; 5 = crassa; 6 = curiosa; 7 = curta; 8 = debbieae; 9 = diversa; 10 = douglasi; 11 = herbana; 12 = hiltonia; 13 = howickiana; 14 = insolita; 15 = karkloofia; 16 = koilia; 17 = liversagei; 18 = lunata; 19 = melmothana; 20 = miniseta; 21 = monosticha; 22 = morosa; 23 = mucosa; 24 = ngelensis; 25 = ngomensis; 26 = qudeni; 27 = shawi; 28 = soleata; 29 = sulcata; 30 = tetrata; 31 = zuluensis.