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 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 ).