Distribution of Lumbricus meliboeus (Rosa 1884) (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae): First finding in Kosovo and Metohija

Abstract

The results of our study provide new data about a Lumbricus meliboeus (Rosa 1884) distribution. It is for the first time registered for the territory of Kosovo and Metohija. The new finding place Dubrava represents the southeasternmost point of the species' natural areal. Summarizing all the data reported so far, it can be concluded that this species possesses a wider distribution than was previously thought.

Keywords

• lumbricus meliboeus
• earthworms
• zoogeography
• kosovo and metohija