New earthworm records from the former Yugoslav countries (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

Abstract

A rich earthworm material from different countries of the former Yugoslavia has been elaborated. Altogether 39 species and subspecies are reported including six new records. Aporrectodea cemernicensis proved to be new to the fauna of Serbia, Eisenia spelaea to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Aporrectodea sineporis is new to Croatia and Denrobaena hrabei to Macedonia. Dendrobaena cognettii represents a new record to the fauna of Croatia and Macedonia. Dendrodrilus rubidus subrubicundus is new to the fauna of Montenegro.

Keywords

• Earthworms
• faunistics
• new records
• former Yugoslavia