Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae) Author Rota, Emilia Author Schembri, Patrick J. Author Omodeo, Pietro text Zootaxa 2017 4311 2 287 291 journal article 32329 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11 88c111bb-7e96-4a7e-b6ee-0f08f179807c 1175-5326 847464 BDF3EBF8-378E-47A4-94DF-B024AB868DA8 Aporrectodea georgii (Michaelsen, 1890) St. 4, 02.01.1993 , 1 ad., 1 pub., 1 fragment. New record. Present all along the northern Mediterranean, with a preference for wet soils. In central Italy it is confined to some altitude and is absent in the southern regions except for two records ( 800–1300 m ) from Sicily ( Martinucci & Omodeo 1988 ) and Sardinia (unpubl. datum, Table 1 ). In the Maghreb it is only known so far from cultivated land in Algeria ( Omodeo et al. 2003 ), where it has possibly been introduced with crops and has spread through irrigation channels.