Checklist of earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from Germany Author Lehmitz, Ricarda Author Römbke, Jörg Author Jänsch, Stephan Author Krück, Stefanie Author Beylich, Anneke Author Graefe, Ulfert text Zootaxa 2014 3866 2 221 245 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.2.3 694de993-b8fb-4ec6-be05-268349510d67 1175-5326 229518 D702EFB4-B025-4CCD-9B20-A213FC94A877 Dendrobaena auriculata ( Rosa, 1897 ) Allolobophora auriculata Rosa, 1897 : 2 . Allolobophora auriculata : Michaelsen 1900a : 513 . Eisenia skorikowi Michaelsen, 1902 : 40 . Kritodrilus auriculatus : Perel 1979 : 202 ; Easton 1983 : 482 . Dendrobaena auriculata : Omodeo, 1956 : 174 ; Höser 1990 : 122 ; Csuzdi & Zicsi 2003 : 109 ; Blakemore 2008 : 27 . Ecology. Epigeic species that occurs in the litter of loamy soils and in floodplains ( Höser 1990 ), characterized as an alpine species by Csuzdi & Zicsi (2003) . Zoogeographical distribution type . Eastern-Alpine species occurring in Austria , Hungary , Slovakia , Czech Republic , Poland , Ukraine ( Csuzdi & Zicsi 2003 ), Romania (Höser 2011) and Germany . Distribution in Germany . Central Germany ( Höser 1990 , 2012 ), northern Germany ( Graefe 1993 ), eastern Germany ( Dunger et al. 1972 ).