Eleven new South African earthworms (Oligochaeta: Microchaetidae) with new information on some known species, and an inventory of the microchaetids of KwaZulu-Natal
Author
Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta
text
African Invertebrates
2003
2003-12-31
44
2
279
325
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.7666260
2305-2562
7666260
Microchaetus pondoanus
Michaelsen, 1913
Microchaetus pondoanus
var.
typica
Michaelsen, 1913
a
: 542
.
Microchaetus pondoanus
Michaelsen, 1913
a
var.
minor
Michaelsen, 1913
a
: 547
.
Microchaetus pondoanus
var.
typica
;
Reynolds & Cook 1976: 137
.
Microchaetus pondoanus
Michaelsen, 1913
a
var.
minor
;
Reynolds & Cook 1976: 157
.
Microchaetus pondoanus
;
Pickford 1975: 23
;
Reynolds & Cook 1976:157
, 1993: 27; Plisko 1998: 288, 2002
b
: 210.
Material examined:
KwaZuluNatal
:
NMSA
/
Olig.
02719
Ngele Forest
,
Weza
(
30º32'30"S
:
29º45'30"E
) central area,
21 February 1999
, 1 juv, C
.
T
. Symes.
NMSA
/
Olig.
03700
Mpenjati Nature Reserve
,
Yengele Trial
(
30º58'S
:
30º17'E
) dune forest, in leaf litter,
28 December 2002
, 1 cl,
D. G. Herbert.
Eastern Cape
:
Mbotyi
, at foot of forest scarp
:
NMSA
/
Olig.
03771 coastal forest (
31º27'S
:
29º44'E
) in leaf litter,
1 March 2003
, 4 cl
;
NMSA
/
Olig.
03772 inland of lagoon at
Mkozi
stream mouth (
31º27'S
:
29º45'E
) in leaf litter,
2 March 2003
, 5 cl
;
NMSA
/
Olig.
03773
Mbotyi
, coastal forest, various sites besides the road through upper section of forested scarp (
31º26'S
:
29º44'E
) in leaf litter,
3 March 2003
, 7 cl [together with
Parachilota
sp.
]
;
NMSA
/
Olig.
03775
Port St. Johns
,
Isinuka
sulphur springs and travertine deposit, woodland/forest (
31º37'S
:
29º29'E
) 6 cl; all material from
Eastern Cape
collected by
D. G. Herbert.
Remarks:A species described and known from Pondoland (Michaelsen, 1913
a
). Recently collected material and that reported by Plisko (1998 2002
b
) show species occurrence in patches of indigenous forest situated at higher altitude areas of the Umtamvuna River catchment, and in coastal forest in the area bordering the two provinces KZN and
Eastern Cape
. Collection sites in KZN are shown in
Fig. 1
.