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cula pubertatis on 29-32. First dorsal pore on 6/7. Spermiducal 

 pores on 15; inconspicuous. Oviducal pores on 14; slightly dorsad 

 of b. Spermathecal pores on 9/10 and 10/11; in line with cd. Septa 

 very thin, in the only specimen examined. Sperm sacs in 9, 11, and 

 12. Spermathecae in 9 and 10, in one specimen. 



H. castaneus has been reported from northern and middle Europe 

 and from Canada and New York. 



LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS Linnaeus, MUlIer. 



Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, (part) 1758:647. 

 Lumbricus terrestris O. F. Muller, (part) 1774:24. 

 Enterion hermleum Savigny, 1826:180. 

 Lumbricus herculeus Duges, 1837:17, 21. 

 Lumbricus agricola Hoffmeister, 1842:24. 

 ? Lumbricus americanus Perrier, 1872:44. 



Length, 10-30 cm. Somites, 110-180. Color, antero-dorsal sur- 

 face brownish- violet. Prostomium, tanylobic. Setae, closely paired; 

 posterior to the clitellum, aa: ah :hc:cd:dd = i: 1:3^ -.1:16. Ch- 

 teUum on 32-37, sometimes beginning on 31. Tubercula pubertatis 

 on 33-36. First dorsal pore on 7/8. Spermiducal pores on 15, 

 between h and c. Oviducal pores on 14, slightly dorsad of h. Sper- 

 mathecal pores on 9/10 and 10/11, in hne with cd. Septa 6/7-9/10, 

 strongly and 10/11-14/15, moderately thickened. Longitudinal 

 partitions of the calciferous gland, 70-75 in number. Sperm sacs in 

 9, 11, and 12. Spermathecae in 9 and 10. 



L. terrestris is widely distributed in Europe and has been reported 

 in North America from Newfoundland, Massachusetts, Illinois, New 

 York, and Mexico. 



New locahties: Maine, Connecticut, Maryland, District of Col- 

 umbia, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Colorado, and Calilornia. 



LUMBRICUS FESTIVUS (Savigny). 



Length, 5.5-10 cm. Somites, 100-120. Color, light red brown. 

 Setae, closely paired. Clitellum on 34-39. Tubercula pubertatis on 

 35-38. First dorsal pore on 5/6. Spermiducal pores on 15, with 

 elevated glandular area. 



L. jestivus has been reported from Scotland, England, and France. 

 It is also reported by Stafford (1902:483) as occurring in Canada. 



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Cognetti de Martiis, L. 



1905. Res ligusticae XXXVI. Lombrichi Uguri del Museo civico di Geneva. 

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 DuGfes, A. 



1828. Recherches sur la circulation, la respiration et la reproduction des Arm6- 



Udes setig^res abranches. Ann. sci. nat., 15:284-336. 

 1837. Nouvelles observations sur la zoologie et I'anatomie des anneUdes setigeres 

 abranches. Ann. sci. nat. [Zool.j, (2) 8:15-35. 



