The megadrile fauna (Annelida: Oligochaeta) of Queen Elizabeth Park, South Africa: species composition and distribution within different vegetation types Author Nxele, Thembeka C. text African Invertebrates 2012 2012-12-07 53 2 543 543 http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.053.0207 journal article 10.5733/afin.053.0207 2305-2562 7918468 93922FBA-820B-4130-B5B9-B40857C1576F Octolasion lacteum ( Örley, 1881 ) Lumbricus terrestris var. lacteus : Örley 1881: 584 ; Gates 1972: 118. Octolasion lacteum : Örley 1885: 21 ; Plisko 1997: 264; 2002: 196; 2010: 301; Horn et al. 2007: 175 . Octolasion tyrtaeum : Gates 1972: 125 ; Ljungström 1972 a : 45 . Octolasion lacteum lacteum : Blakemore 2004 a : 109 . Type locality: Hungary . Description: External : Body length 40–55 mm , width 3–4 mm . Number of segments 94–101. Prostomium epilobous. Preclitellar cd setae closely paired but postclitellar somewhat distantly paired. First dorsal pore in 10/11. Clitellum saddle-shaped, on 30–35, with distinct start and end. Tubercula pubertatis band-like, on 31–34 and 35. Female pore on 14. Male pores paired on 15, with large tumescens. Internal : Gizzard in 17–18. Intestinal origin in 15. Holandric. Seminal vesicles in 9–12. Spermathecae in 9 and 10. Material examined: 33 cl., 9 juv. : Woodland, small grass with bush near road ( 29°34.345'S 30°19.377'E ), 7.i.2012 , 1 cl., NMSA /Olig.06093; Indigenous Bush, big trees, wet soil, dense cover ( 29°34.151'S 30°19.263'E ), 2996 ft , 22.ii.2012 , 28 cl., 3 juv. , NMSA /Olig.06119; Plantation, wattle & pine ( 29°33.655'S 30°18.919'E ), 3106 ft , 23.ii.2012 , 4 cl., 6 juv. , NMSA /Olig.06124 . Remarks: This species is widely distributed in South Africa , being known in all provinces from more than 200 samplings ( NMSAD ). Occurs in a wide range of habitats: forests, pastures, cultivated fields, banks of rivers, fallow grounds, gardens, and composting heaps. The small size of the collected specimens suggests parthenogenetical reproduction.