An annotated checklist of the South African Acanthodrilidae (Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae: Acanthodrilinae, Benhamiinae) Author Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta text Zootaxa 2012 3458 4 58 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.282224 3c9db890-c1df-4340-8be1-8e5cd631aeed 1175-5326 282224 Dichogaster ( Diplothecodrilus ) affinis ( Michaelsen, 1890 ) Benhamia affinis Michaelsen, 1890 : 29 . Dichogaster affinis : Reynolds & Cook 1976 : 65 ; Zicsi 1998 : 95 ; Horn et al .: 2007 : 175 . Dichogaster ( Diplothecodrilus ) affinis : Csuzdi 1995 : 102 , 1996: 357 , 2000 : 58, 2010: 193 ; Plisko 2010 : 292 ; NMSAD . Dichogaster ( Diplothecodrilus ) affinis in affinis species group: Csudzi 2010 : 191 . Type locality . Zanzibar : Quilimane. Distribution . Species occurs widely in various parts of the world; recorded from greenhouses in the cold-temperate regions, may spread widely over warm and temperate zones with substantial human involvement. Known under numerous synonyms fully recorded by Csuzdi ( 2010 : 194 ) . In RSA knwn from three distant sites, in two provinces. KZN : Durban, Stamford Hill Rd. and Pietermaritzburg, Sunnyside. LP : Soutpansberg Mountain range: few samples. Remarks . Syntypes ZMH V- 303 . In RSA material no synonyms are noted.