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
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1175-5326
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Lumbricus meliboeus
Rosa, 1884
Lumbricus meliboeus
Bouché, 1972
: 353
(as
L. moliboeus
).
Lumbricus meliboeus
:
Easton 1983
: 482
;
Blakemore 2008
: 51
.
Ecology.
Epigeic species. All
German
records from deciduous forests. According to
Bouché (1972)
, this species occurs preferentially in mountainous or alpine sites.
Zoogeographical distribution
type
.
Sweden
,
France
,
Germany
,
Austria
,
Switzerland
,
Italy
,
Czech Republic
,
Slovenia
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
,
Yugoslavia
,
Croatia
and
Montenegro
(
Rota 2014: Fauna Europaea
). Alpine- Dinaric distribution (Hackenberger Kutuzović & Hackenberger
Kutuzović 2013
).
Distribution in
Germany
.
Central
Germany
(Römbke 2006); southern
Germany
(
Sommer
et al.
1999
,
2002
).