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6C6BDC32FFEFFF9FFF731D67FBBAF4E0.text	6C6BDC32FFEFFF9FFF731D67FBBAF4E0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900	<div><p>Genus  Hoplochaetella Michaelsen, 1900</p><p>Type species.  Perichaeta stuarti Bourne, 1886</p><p>Distribution. India: Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFEFFF9FFF731D67FBBAF4E0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFECFF9AFF731AFEFAA4F4FF.text	6C6BDC32FFECFF9AFF731AFEFAA4F4FF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella darwini Ahmed and Julka 2023	<div><p>Hoplochaetella darwini Ahmed and Julka,  sp. nov.</p><p>http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 289B410E-A87F-4C4A-9F7E-B32F98AF2741</p><p>(Figs 1 &amp; 2)</p><p>Material examined.   Holotype: Clitellate (ZSI-GNC-An7269/1), India, Tamil Nadu, Salem district, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=78.21221&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=11.776135" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 78.21221/lat 11.776135)">Yercaud</a> (11.776135° N; 78.212211° E); 1401 m a.s.l.; 3 November 2004; leg. A. Mishra and party  .  Paratypes: 11 clitellate (ZSI-GNC-An7270/1), collection details same as for the holotype.</p><p>Etymology. The species is named in honor of Charles Robert Darwin, a naturalist and ecologist who encouraged scientific research on earthworms.</p><p>Diagnosis. Small sized worm, length 65–125 mm, width 4–6.5 mm, segments 64–117. Clitellum annular extending on segments 13–16. Setae perichaetine, 5–8 ventral most setae on each side at segment 7 around the spermathecal pores and right or left setae a of segment 8 modified as copulatory, internally associated with accessory glands (copulatory setae a of segment 8 and associated gland were found only in two specimens). Spermathecal pores only one pair in segment 7. Combined male and prostatic pores only one pair, posterior to setal arc of segment 17. Intestine beginning in segment 15; gizzard single, large in segment 7. Last pair of hearts in segment 13. Three pairs of seminal vesicles in segments 9, 10 and 12. Prostates one pair, tubular, long; duct straight. Genital marking glands, sessile, oval or slightly elongated.</p><p>Description of holotype. Dimensions: length 125 mm; width 4.3 mm at segment 7, 5 mm at clitellum and 4.5 mm at segment 20. Segments 101. Color of the preserved specimens light brown, clitellum reddish brown. Prostomium epilobic, tongue open. First dorsal pore in intersegmental furrow 4/5 (Fig. 1B). Setae perichaetine, uniformly distributed ventrally, with a dorsal break zz = 2.5 yz at segment 5; after clitellum aa = 2 ab and zz = 2 yz at segment 20. Setae 54 and 58 on segments 5 and 20, respectively; some ventral most setae on segment 17 missing. Setae a–h on segment 7 and left setae a on segment 8 modified as copulatory and displaced from their actual position (on segment 7 setae aa moved toward anterior and posterior of setal arc at mid ventral; setae b–h on each side in epidermal tumescence around the spermathecal pores; on segment 8 setae a on left side moved anterior to the setal arc). Clitellum annular, extending on segments 13 ½ –16, setae present, dorsal pores absent. Spermathecal pores only one pair, minute, slight posterior to the setal arc on segment 7, at e, 0.23 body circumference apart (Fig. 1A). Female pore single, median, in a whitish oval area, anterior to the setal arc of segment 14 (Fig. 1C). Combined male and prostatic pores, minute, at the center of protuberant circular porophores, on segment 17 at de, about equidistant from setal arc of segment 17 and intersegmental furrow of 17/18 (Fig. 1C). Male genital region is in a depression, separated by ridge, the depression is highest in anterior of segment 18. Genital markings minute, paired just anterior to intersegmental furrow 17/18 and a single and median on setal arc of segment 18.</p><p>Septa 4/5–5/6 thickened, 6/7–8/9 very thin, 9/10–12/13 slightly thickened. Intestine begins in segment 15. Gizzard single, large, cylindrical, in segment 7 (extending in segments 7–8). Typhlosole simple, lamelliform. Nephridia meroic: clustered nephridia present on the anterior face of septa 4/5 and 5/6; micronephridia numerous; meganephridia from segment 20 to the posterior most segments, open into a pair of longitudinal canal, which open separately into the rectum. Last pair of hearts in segment 13, almost equal to the size of heart a pair of commissural vessels in segment 14. Spermathecae in segment 7, ampulla large pear shaped, duct shorter then ampulla with a number of small tubular, chromosome shaped diverticulum encircle the junction of ampulla and duct (Fig. 2A, C). Copulatory setae unornamented, pointed (Fig. 2E), 0.48–0.5 mm long, 24–27µ diameter. There are six tubular glands (2.5 mm long) associated with copulatory setae at each side in segment 7 and a single left in segment 8. Ovaries, fan shaped in segment 13. Seminal vesicles three pairs in segments 9, 10 and 12, seminal vesicles of 10 is smaller than other two pairs (Fig. 2B). Testes and funnels in segments 10 and 11. Vasa deferentia commencing from testes segments slightly enlarge into ejaculatory bulbs before joining the prostatic ducts laterally (Fig. 2B). Prostates tubular, long, coiled itself, extending from segment 17 to segment 27; duct long and straight (Fig. 2D). Parietal glands paired in segment 17, lateral to ectal ends of prostatic ducts. Calciferous glands shortly stalked, extramural, 4 pairs, in segments 10–13. Genital marking glands sessile, oval, paired, median to prostatic duct in segment 17 and a single and median in segment 18. Intestinal caeca in segments 25 and 26. Penial setae absent.</p><p>Variations. Modified copulatory setae and associated gland on/in segment 8 were present only in two specimens among all the examined specimens of new species.</p><p>Distribution. Yercaud, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.</p><p>Remarks. The proposed new species,  Hoplochaetella darwini sp. nov. is compared with other 19 species of the genus based on different morphological and anatomical characters through CAP analysis under PERMANOVA+ (Fig. 3). It showed that the new species is noticeably distinguished from already described species based on the important taxonomic characters such as the position of spermathecae and prostate glands. Based on the position of spermathecae, the new species is segregated from three different groups of described species. The species,  Hoplochaetella kinneari (Stephenson, 1915) is plotted nearer to the proposed new species (Fig. 3A) due to its similarity of combined male and prostatic pores paired on segment 17 and the position of seminal vesicles in segments 9,10,12. Considering the number and position of prostate glands, almost all the species got cumulated together (Fig. 3B) except the new species and  H. kinneari . Though  new species hold prostate glands similar to the  H. kinneari, it is distinguished due to the variation in the other characters such as the number and position of spermathecae, last pair of hearts and position of copulatory setae and associated glands. The new species possess only one pair of spermathecal pores in segment 7, whereas  H. kinneari has two pairs in segment 8. Similarly, the new species has the last pair of hearts in segment 13, whereas  H. kinneari holds in segment 12. Further, the proposed new species have copulatory setae and associated glands in segments 7 and 8,  H. kinneari has in segment 8. The new species also shared some characters (copulatory setae and associated glands) with  Hoplochaetella stuarti (Bourne, 1886), but were distinguished based on the number and position of spermathecae and prostates glands (Table 1).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFECFF9AFF731AFEFAA4F4FF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE8FF98FF731CDEFBDEF4B1.text	6C6BDC32FFE8FF98FF731CDEFBDEF4B1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella affinis Stephenson 1917	<div><p>S1.  Hoplochaetella affinis Stephenson, 1917</p><p>Hoplochaetella affinis (in part) Stephenson, 1917: 399 (Excluding specimens from Vareeg Islet).</p><p>Erythraeodrilus suctorius var. affinis (in part), Stephenson, 1923: 466.</p><p>Hoplochaetella affinis, Gates, 1940: 209; Chapman, 1940: 375; Julka, 1988: 182; Blakemore, 2007: 15.</p><p>TL.   Mormugao Bay, Goa, India. Types. ZSIC, W128/1;  BMNH, 1925:5:12:49 (Julka, 1988). D. Goa: Mormugao Bay (Stephenson, 1917); Mulgao, Veling (Ganihar, 1996).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE8FF98FF731CDEFBDEF4B1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731AFFFD72F2B4.text	6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731AFFFD72F2B4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella anomala Stephenson 1920	<div><p>S2.  Hoplochaetella anomala Stephenson, 1920</p><p>Hoplochaetella anomala Stephenson, 1920: 223 .</p><p>Erythraeodrilus anomala, Stephenson, 1923: 458 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella anomala, Gates, 1940: 212; Julka, 1988: 184; Blakemore, 2007: 15.</p><p>TL.   Belgaum, Karnataka, India. Types. ZSIC, W290/1; BMNH, 1933:5:25:863-4 (Julka, 1988)  . D. Goa: Taleigao (Ganihar, 1996). Karnataka: Belgaum (Stephenson, 1920); Somwarpet, Tirthahalli (Julka, 1988). Maharashtra: Panchgani (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731AFFFD72F2B4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731B94FAAAF04A.text	6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731B94FAAAF04A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella bifoveata Stephenson 1917	<div><p>S3.  Hoplochaetella bifoveata Stephenson, 1917</p><p>Hoplochaetella bifoveata Stephenson, 1917: 398 .</p><p>Erythraeodrilus kempi var. bifoveatus, Stephenson, 1922: 437; Stephenson, 1923: 462.</p><p>Hoplochaetella bifoveata, Gates, 1940: 218; Julka, 1988: 187; Blakemore, 2007: 15.</p><p>TL.   Talewadi, near  Castle Rock, Karnataka, India. Types. ZSIC, W129/1 (Julka, 1988).  D. Karnataka: Talewadi near Castle Rock (Stephenson, 1917). Maharashtra: Bombay = Mumbai (Stephenson, 1922).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731B94FAAAF04A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731956FE7CF0DD.text	6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731956FE7CF0DD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella darwini Ahmed and Julka 2023	<div><p>S4.  Hoplochaetella darwini Ahmed and Julka sp. nov.</p><p>TL.   Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, India. Types. ZSI-GNC-An7269/1 &amp; An7270/1.  D. Tamil Nadu: Yercaud (Present study).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731956FE7CF0DD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF7319BFFCC8F790.text	6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF7319BFFCC8F790.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella inornata Stephenson 1917	<div><p>S5.  Hoplochaetella inornata Stephenson, 1917</p><p>Hoplochaetella inornata Stephenson, 1917: 395 .</p><p>Erythraeodrilus inornatus, Stephenson, 1923: 459 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella inornata, Gates, 1940: 219; Julka, 1988: 188; Blakemore, 2007: 15.</p><p>TL.   Talewadi, near  Castle Rock, Karnataka, India. Types. ZSIC, W130/1 (Julka, 1988).  D. Karnataka: Talewadi, near Castle Rock (Stephenson, 1917).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF7319BFFCC8F790	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731F70FE9BF54D.text	6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731F70FE9BF54D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella karnatakensis Julka 1988	<div><p>S6.  Hoplochaetella karnatakensis Julka, 1988</p><p>Hoplochaetella karnatakensis Julka, 1988: 190 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella karnatakensis, Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Kammengundi, Karnataka, India. Types. ZSIC, An1816/1 &amp; An 1817/1; HAZFS, ZSI Solan, An724 (Julka, 1988)  . D. Karnataka: Kemmannugundi (Julka, 1988); Konaje, Alike, Bairikakatte (Siddaraju et al. 2013).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731F70FE9BF54D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731C2FFA47F4E4.text	6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731C2FFA47F4E4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella kempi Stephenson 1917	<div><p>S7.  Hoplochaetella kempi Stephenson, 1917</p><p>Hoplochaetella kempi Stephenson, 1917: 392 .</p><p>Erythraeodrilus kempi, Stephenson, 1923: 460 (Excluding  var. bifoveatus).</p><p>Hoplochaetella kempi, Gates, 1940: 421; Chapman, 1940: 376; Julka, 1988:193; Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Talewadi near  Castle Rock, Karnataka, India. Types. ZSIC, W68/1; BMNH, 1925:5:12:41 (Julka, 1988)  . D. Karnataka: Talawade near Castle Rock (Stephenson, 1917); Moodabidri (Julka, 1988); Ujire, Bangadi, Kakkinje, Laila, Madantyar, Guruvayana kere, Punjalakatte, Ballamanja (Siddaraju, et al. 2013).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE9FF99FF731C2FFA47F4E4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE9FF96FF731DC4FE9BF2CF.text	6C6BDC32FFE9FF96FF731DC4FE9BF2CF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella khandalaensis subsp. dichordarius (Stephenson 1924)	<div><p>S8.  Hoplochaetella khandalaensis dichordarius (Stephenson, 1924)</p><p>Erythraeodrilus khandalaensis f. dichordarius Stephenson, 1924: 352 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella khandalaensis f. dichordarius, Stephenson, 1926: 265; Gates, 1940: 232.</p><p>Hoplochaetella khandalaensis dichordarius, Julka, 1988: 198; Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Bombay =  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Types. Typus amissus (Julka, 1988)  . D. Maharashtra: Bombay = Mumbai, Andheri (Stephenson, 1924); Mahabaleshwar (Stephenson, 1926); Panchgani, Khandala (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE9FF96FF731DC4FE9BF2CF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731BADFC0CF061.text	6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731BADFC0CF061.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella khandalaensis subsp. khandalaensis (Stephenson 1924)	<div><p>S9.  Hoplochaetella khandalaensis khandalaensis (Stephenson, 1924)</p><p>Erythraeodrilus khandalaensis Stephenson, 1924: 350 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella khandalaensis, Stephenson, 1926: 265; Gates, 1940: 225; Chapman 1940: 377.</p><p>Hoplochaetella khandalaensis khandalaensis, Julka, 1988: 196; Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Khandala, Maharashtra, India. Types. ZSIC, W1137/1; BMNH, 1925:5:12:122 (Julka, 1988).  D. India. Madhya Pradesh: Baraila = Barela (Julka, 1988). Maharashtra: Bombay = Mumbai, Andheri, Khandala, Lonavala (Stephenson, 1924, 1925, 1926); Khapoli (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731BADFC0CF061	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731943FE03F725.text	6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731943FE03F725.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella kinneari (Stephenson 1915)	<div><p>S10.  Hoplochaetella kinneari (Stephenson, 1915)</p><p>Erythraeodrilus kinneari (in part) Stephenson, 1915: 100.</p><p>Erythraeodrilus kinneari (in part), Stephenson, 1923: 463.</p><p>Hoplochaetella kinneari, Gates, 1940: 249; Julka, 1988: 200; Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Castle Rock, Karnataka, India. Types. ZSIC, W26/1 (Julka, 1988) ; D. Karnataka: Castle Rock (Stephenson, 1915).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731943FE03F725	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731E04FC3FF632.text	6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731E04FC3FF632.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella kurmagarensis Gates 1945	<div><p>S11.  Hoplochaetella kurmagarensis Gates, 1945</p><p>Hoplochaetella kurmagarensis (?) Gates, 1945: 88.</p><p>Hoplochaetella kurmagarensis, Julka, 1988: 202; Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Kurmagar = Kurumgad Island,  Kawar Harbour, Karnataka, India; Types. Typus Pereditus (Julka, 1988)  . D. Karnataka: Kurmagar = Kurumgad Island (Gates, 1945).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731E04FC3FF632	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731F1FFC46F50B.text	6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731F1FFC46F50B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella lavellei Julka, Blanchart & Chapuis-Lardy 2004	<div><p>S12.  Hoplochaetella lavellei Julka, Blanchart &amp; Chapuis-Lardy, 2004</p><p>Hoplochaetella lavellei Julka, Blanchart &amp; Chapuis-Lardy, 2004: 20 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella lavellei, Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Herbettu, Karnataka, India. Types. HAZFS, ZSI, Solan, An806 &amp; An807 (Julka, et al. 2004);  D. Karnataka: Herbettu, Kogar, Toskar Bare (Julka et al. 2004).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731F1FFC46F50B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731CE9FD0FF400.text	6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731CE9FD0FF400.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella londensis Julka 1988	<div><p>S13.  Hoplochaetella londensis Julka, 1988</p><p>Hoplochaetella londensis Julka, 1988: 203 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella londensis, Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Londa, Karnataka, India. Types. ZSIC, An1818/1 &amp; An1819/1; HAZFS, ZSI, Solan, An729 (Julka, 1988)  . D. Karnataka: Londa (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE6FF96FF731CE9FD0FF400	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE6FF97FF731DE0FAF6F258.text	6C6BDC32FFE6FF97FF731DE0FAF6F258.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella mullani (Stephenson 1924)	<div><p>S14.  Hoplochaetella mullani (Stephenson, 1924)</p><p>Erythraeodrilus mullani Stephenson, 1924: 348 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella mullani, Stephenson, 1926: 265; Gates, 1940: 233; Chapman, 1940: 378; Julka, 1988: 205; Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Matheran, Maharashtra, India. Types. ZSIC, W1136/1; BMNH, 1925:5:12:78 (Julka, 1988).  D. Maharashtra: Matheran (Stephenson, 1924); Lonavala (Stephenson, 1926); Satara (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE6FF97FF731DE0FAF6F258	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731B38FCC0F151.text	6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731B38FCC0F151.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella panchganiensis Julka 1988	<div><p>S15.  Hoplochaetella panchganiensis Julka, 1988</p><p>Hoplochaetella panchganiensis Julka, 1988: 207 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella panchganiensis, Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Panchgani, Maharashtra, India. Types. ZSIC, An1820/1;  HAZFS, ZSI, Solan, An730 &amp; An731 (Julka, 1988); D. Maharashtra: Panchgani (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731B38FCC0F151	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731833FBAFF02F.text	6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731833FBAFF02F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella powelli (Stephenson 1925)	<div><p>S16.  Hoplochaetella powelli (Stephenson, 1925)</p><p>Erythraeodrilus powelli Stephenson, 1925: 898 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella powelli, Gates, 1940: 236; Julka, 1988: 211; Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Bombay =  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Types. In BMNH, 1924:2:14:13-8 (Julka, 1988)  . D. Maharashtra: Bombay = Mumbai (Stephenson, 1925); Panchgani (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731833FBAFF02F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF73190DFBA4F724.text	6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF73190DFBA4F724.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella righii Julka 1988	<div><p>S17.  Hoplochaetella righii Julka, 1988</p><p>Hoplochaetella righii Julka, 1988: 213 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella righii, Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Kotegehar, Karnataka, India. Types. ZSIC, An1821/1 &amp; An1822/1;  HAZFS, ZSI, Solan, An725-728 (Julka, 1988) . D. Karnataka: Kottigehara, Thirthahalli, Sakleshpur (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF73190DFBA4F724	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731E04FE49F611.text	6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731E04FE49F611.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella sanvordemensis Julka 1988	<div><p>S18.  Hoplochaetella sanvordemensis Julka, 1988</p><p>Hoplochaetella sanvordemensis Julka, 1988: 216 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella sanvordemensis, Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Sanvordem, Goa, India. Types. ZSIC, An1823/1 &amp; An1824/1;  HAZFS, ZSI, Solan, An732-734 (Julka, 1988) . D. Goa: Sanvordem, Marmugao (Julka, 1988); Campal (Ganihar, 1996). Karnataka: Castle Rock (Julka, 1988).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731E04FE49F611	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731FF3FB2AF588.text	6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731FF3FB2AF588.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella stuarti (Bourne 1886)	<div><p>S19.  Hoplochaetella stuarti (Bourne, 1886)</p><p>Perichaeta stuarti Bourne, 1886: 667 .</p><p>Hoplochaeta stuarti, Beddard, 1890: 57 .</p><p>Hoplochaetella stuarti, Michaelsen, 1900:322; Stephenson 1923: 468; Gates, 1940: 239; Julka 1988: 219; Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, India; Types. ZMUH, 9673 (Julka, 1988)  . D. Karnataka: Nandi hills (Julka, 1988); Konaje, Kanathadaka (Siddaraju et al. 2013). Tamil Nadu: Yercaud (Bourne, 1886).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE7FF97FF731FF3FB2AF588	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE7FF94FF731D68FAD9F393.text	6C6BDC32FFE7FF94FF731D68FAD9F393.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella suctoria Stephenson 1917	<div><p>S20.  Hoplochaetella suctoria Stephenson, 1917</p><p>Hoplochaetella suctoria Stephenson, 1917:388 .</p><p>Erythraeodrilus suctorius (in part), Stephenson, 1923: 464 (excluding  var. affinis).</p><p>Hoplochaetella suctoria, Gates, 1940: 244; Julka 1988: 221; Blakemore, 2007: 16.</p><p>TL.   Sanvordem, Goa, India; Types. ZSIC, W67/1;  BMNH, 1933:5:25:857-862 (Julka, 1988) . D. Goa: Sanvordem (Stephenson, 1917); Tivim, Mulgao, Veling (Ganihar, 1996). Karnataka: Castle Rock, Londa, Moodabidri (Julka, 1988); Konaje, Bairikatte, Kanathadka, Kanyana (Siddaraju et al. 2013).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE7FF94FF731D68FAD9F393	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
6C6BDC32FFE4FF94FF731B09FA46F553.text	6C6BDC32FFE4FF94FF731B09FA46F553.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900	<div><p>An identification key to earthworm species of the genus  Hoplochaetella (Modified from Julka, 1988)</p><p>1 One pair of combined male and prostatic pore in segment 17.................................................. 2</p><p>- Two pairs of combined male and prostatic pores in 17 or 17/18 and 19 or 18/19................................... 3</p><p>2 Two pairs of spermathecal pores on segment 8. Last pair of hearts in segment 12.........................  H. kinneari</p><p>- Only one pair of spermathecal pores on segment 7. Last pair of hearts in 13........................  H. darwini sp. nov.</p><p>3 Two pairs of spermathecal pores on segment 8.............................................................. 4</p><p>- Two pairs of spermathecal pores on segments 7 and 8 or 8 and 9 or 8 and 10..................................... 14</p><p>4 Last pair of hearts in segment 12...................................................................  H. righii</p><p>- Last pair of hearts in segment 13......................................................................... 5</p><p>5 Genital markings and their associated glands absent................................................  H. inornata</p><p>- Genital markings and their associated glands present......................................................... 6</p><p>6 Genital markings with central apertures, internally with tubular and sausage-shaped glands.......................... 7</p><p>- Genital markings without central apertures, internally with sessile glands....................................... 10</p><p>7 Genital markings unpaired and median.................................................................... 8</p><p>- Genital markings paired............................................................................... 9</p><p>8 Genital markings on segment 19................................................  H. khandalaensis khandalaensis</p><p>- Genital markings on segments 16 and 19..........................................  H khandalaensis dichordarius</p><p>9 Genital markings intersegmental, on 16/17, 19/20-20/21..............................................  H. powelli</p><p>- Genital markings segmental, on segments 13-15..............................................  H. panchganiensis</p><p>10 Genital markings in part paired. Spermathecal diverticula in a complete circle.............................  H. suctoria</p><p>- Genital markings unpaired. Spermathecal diverticula in two groups or an incomplete circle around duct............... 11</p><p>11 Genital markings median.............................................................................. 12</p><p>- Genital markings with centres on or close to male pore lines.................................................. 13</p><p>12 Genital markings on segments 17 and 19...........................................................  H. affinis</p><p>- Genital markings on 16/17 and 20...............................................................  H. bifoveata</p><p>13 Genital markings presetal on 17 or 16/17 (right side), presetal on 20 or 19/20 (left side). Copulatory setae on segment 9 present......................................................................................  H. kempi</p><p>- Genital markings on right side of 18-19, sometimes 17. Copulatory setae on segment 9 absent..........  H. kurmagarensis</p><p>14 Spermathecal pores on segments 8 and 9................................................................. 15</p><p>- Spermathecal pores not so located...................................................................... 19</p><p>15 Last pair of hearts in segment 13.................................................................  H. mullani</p><p>- Last pair of hearts in segment 12........................................................................ 16</p><p>16 Copulatory setae on segment 8 absent........................................................  H. karnatakensis</p><p>- Copulatory setae on segment 8 present................................................................... 17</p><p>17. Copulatory setal glands in paired coelomic sac in segments 8 and 9....................................  H. anomala</p><p>- Copulatory setal glands free in segments 8 and 9........................................................... 18</p><p>18 Septa 6/7 present, penial setae unornamented................................................  H. sanvordemensis</p><p>- Septa 6/7 absent, penial setae ornamented.........................................................  H. lavellei</p><p>19 Spermathecal pores on segments 7 and 8, last pair of hearts in 13........................................  H. stuarti</p><p>- Spermathecal pores on segments 8 and 10, last pair of hearts in 12.....................................  H. londensis</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C6BDC32FFE4FF94FF731B09FA46F553	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ahmed, Shakoor;Julka, Jatinder Mohan;Banerjee, Dhriti;Marimuthu, Nithyanandam	Ahmed, Shakoor, Julka, Jatinder Mohan, Banerjee, Dhriti, Marimuthu, Nithyanandam (2023): A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.5
