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Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) kuika Righi 1993

Description

Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) kuika Righi, 1993

Andiorrhinus kuika Righi, 1993: 129, figs. 9–15.

Material examined. 16 adults, 3 juveniles (MZUSP 01426). Locality: Venezuela, state of Mérida, forest of Psidium caudatum (Myrtaceae), beside the Núcleo Universitario "La Hechicera”, Universidad de Los Andes (08º38'00"N, 71º09'30"W), in Bromeliaceae (Tillandsia sp.). Altitude: 1950 m a.s.l. Collection date: 23 March 1993. Collector: Pedro Durant.—1 adult. (MZUSP 01455). Locality: Venezuela, state of Mérida, Mount La Bandera, located near the Nucleo Universitario "La Hechicera”, Universidad de Los Andes, Central Ravine. Altitude: 1950 m a.s.l. Collection date: 9 June 1996. Collector: Amelia de Pascal.—5 adults (2 of them fragmented), 1 subadult. (MZUSP 01456). Locality: Venezuela, state of Mérida, Mount Zerpa (08°37'N, 71°09'W). Altitude: 1800–2200 m a.s.l. Collection date: 20 July 1996. Collectors: Pedro Durant and E.J. Arellano.

Notes

Published as part of Feijoo, Alexander, Brown, George G. & James, Samuel W., 2017, New species of Andiorrhinus Cognetti, 1908 (Oligochaeta: Rhinodrilidae) from Venezuela and Brazil, pp. 55-78 in Zootaxa 4363 (1) on page 71, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1096127

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Righi
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Order
Haplotaxida
Family
Glossoscolecidae
Genus
Andiorrhinus
Species
kuika
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) kuika Righi, 1993 sec. Feijoo, Brown & James, 2017

References

  • Righi, G. (1993) Venezuelan earthworms and considerations on the genus Andiorrhinus Cognetti 1908 (Oligochaeta Glossoscolecidae). Tropical Zoology, Special Issue 1, 125 - 139.