Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Solan, a constituent of Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, India

By

Ahmed, Shakoor
Julka, J.M. (Jatinder Mohan), 1939-
Kumar, Hirdesh

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-6-30

Original Publication

Travaux du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle "Grigore Antipa"

Volume

63

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

19--50

Subjects

Dichotomous key , Distribution , endemic , exotic , native , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

București, România Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală "Grigore Antipa" -2009

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.63.e49099

 

Abstract

The present work is an update on the earthworm fauna of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh State, a constituent of Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. It is based on the field collection and published litera- ture data. Hereby, it is provided an updated list of 32 species belonging to 18 genera and seven families, namely Moniligastridae, Lumbricidae, Ocnerodrilidae, Acanthodrilidae, Benhamiidae, Octochaetidae and Megascolecidae. These mainly include exotic and native peregrine species, including exotic per- egrine Amynthas hupeiensis (Michaelsen, 1895), which was recently recorded for the first time from India. A systematic account of earthworm species with their distribution and a dichotomous key is provided for their identification.