Three new earthworm species of Microchaetus Rapp, 1849, and new data on two earlier known species of this genus (Oligochaeta: Microchaetidae) Author Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta text African Invertebrates 2002 2002-12-31 43 205 214 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.7909864 2305-2562 7909864 Microchaetus zaloumisi Plisko, 1992 Microchaetus zaloumisi Plisko, 1992: 352 . Microchaetus zaloumisi ; Reynolds & Cook 1976: 22 ; Plisko 1993: 236;1998: 293. Material examined: KwaZulu-Natal : NMSA /Olig.03537, Port Shepstone area , Marble Delta , north side of Umzimkulwana River at base of Simuma Hill ( 30º40.367'S : 30º20.563'E ), in dense riverine thicket/woodland, heavily invaded with Lantana and Chromoleana , in deep leaf-litter/soil, 4 December 2001 , 1 clitellate + 2 juvenile , D. G. Herbert leg. Distribution: Described from Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve situated in southern coastal KwaZulu-Natal . This new locality record suggests that the species may range widely in the coastal lowlands of KwaZulu-Natal . Biological notes: The type locality and other localities where the species was previously collected are all in the protected area of the reserve. Present data suggest that the species is able to adapt to degraded fields. M. zaloumisi is associated with the new species herberti .