New records of earthworms (Clitellata: Oligochaeta) from Georgia, USA, including eight new state records Author Mcgee, Joseph M. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA, USA 31061 Author Carrera-Martínez, Roberto Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA 53706 Author Callaham Jr, Mac A. Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA, USA 30602 Author Snyder, Bruce A. 0000-0003-4116-4362 text Zootaxa 2024 2024-04-16 5437 4 510 522 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.4 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.4 1175-5326 10985425 FFFFC84E-1A56-4290-A521-E7F62AB40CF4 Diplocardia deborahae Damoff & Reynolds, 2017 : New state record Towns Co.: (2) Swallow Creek WMA, upland of Dismal Creek , 2 July 2007 , Coll : MA Callaham , CN Lowe , BA Snyder , S Rostkowski ; (5) Near Dismal Creek , Chattahoochee NF , 34.8985°N , 83.6676°W , Soil , Hardwood Forest , SW James, MA Callaham, MK Taylor , R Carrera-Martínez , 26 Sep 2017 . Previously recorded: N/ A. This species was described from five counties in Tennessee ; this record represents the southernmost record . Remarks. These specimens were collected in part by hand-digging, and in large part by a vibrational technique known as “grunting” ( Mitra et al. 2009 ), whereby a wooden stake is driven into the ground and caused to vibrate with a piece of smooth metal. Several members of the genus Diplocardia exhibit an evacuation to the soil surface in response to this stimulus, and while this behavior is not unique to the genus, it is remarkable that an entire fish-bait industry is sustained by this activity in parts of Florida ( Hendrix et al. 1994 ).