Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae, Criodrilidae And Acanthodrilidae) Of Hatay Province, Turkey, With Description Of Three New Lumbricids Author Csuzdi, C. Author Pavlíček, T. Author Mısırlıoğlu, M. text Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 2007 2007-11-30 53 4 347 361 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.12585314 2064-2474 12585314 Helodrilus patriarchalis ( ROSA , 1893 ) Helodrilus oculatus OMODEO & ROTA 1989: 18 , OMODEO & ROTA 1991: 177 . Helodrilus patriarchalis : CSUZDI & PAVLÍČEK 2005: 92 , CSUZDI , ZICSI & MİSİRLİOĞLU 2006: 22 . Material examined: Z/14896 six ex. Turkey , Iskenderun , Karaağaç , bank of irrigation canal, grassy and brushwood area, leg. C. A. TURKMEN , 13 May 2005 . Z/15086 five ex. Turkey , Hatay Province , left bank of the Orontes River , near of Karşıyaka , 36°05’N , 36°03’E , mud sediments covered by Tamariscus and reed, leg. T . PAVLÍČEK , 14 April 2006 . Remarks. OMODEO and ROTA (1989 , 1991 ) recorded the occurrence of the western European species Helodrilus oculatus HOFFMEISTER , 1845 in Turkey . Based on the clitellar and tubercular data CSUZDI et al. (2006) regarded these specimens as H. patriarchalis . The present record of H. patriarchalis in southern Turkey corroborates this view.