Dendrobaena byblica olympiaca ( Michaelsen, 1902 )

Szederjesi, Tímea & Csuzdi, Csaba, 2012, New and little known earthworm species from Greece (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae, Acanthodrilidae), Zootaxa 3304, pp. 25-42 : 32

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3508055
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scientific name	Dendrobaena byblica olympiaca ( Michaelsen, 1902 )
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Dendrobaena byblica olympiaca ( Michaelsen, 1902)

Dendrobaena ganglbaueri olympiaca Michaelsen, 1902: 47 . Debdrobaena byblica View in CoL : Zicsi & Michalis 1981: 259 (part.)

Material examined. HNHM /15827 one adult ex., No. 42, Messinia County, Taigetos Mts., Kefalovriso, burnt spruce forest W of the village, 1440m, N37°02.733’ E22°15.485’, leg. L. Dányi, J. Kontschán, D. Murányi, 0 4.0 4.2009. HNHM /15829 one adult ex., No. 35, Arkadia County, Vitina, stream and its gallery, 960m, N37°39.031’ E22°10.156’, leg. L. Dányi, J. Kontschán, D. Murányi, 0 6.0 4.2009. HNHM /15831 one adult ex., No. 45, Lakonia County, Skala, shore vegetation of Evrotas River in the city, 10m, N36°51.279’ E22°40.521’, leg. L. Dányi, J. Kontschán, D. Murányi, 0 3.0 4.2009. HNHM /15835 four adult ex., No. 44, Lakonia County, Peristeri, macchia N of the village, 435m, N36°53.226’ E22°40.251’, leg. L. Dányi, J. Kontschán, D. Murányi, 0 3.0 4.2009.

Diagnosis. Length: 49–55 mm, diameter: 4–5 mm, setae distant. Pigmentation dark reddish-brown. Dorsal pores lacking. Clitellum on 25–30, tubercles 26–28, “ 29. Male pore on 15 small, hardly seen. Genital papillae constant on 9–11 c. Nephridial pores aligned in b. Four pairs of vesicles in 9–12; spermathecae 9/10–10/ 11 in d. Oesophagus slightly widens with calciferous lamellae in 11. Nephridial bladders “ octaedra ” type with moderately large ental pouching.

Remarks. Dendrobaena byblica olympiaca has long been in synonymy with D. byblica ( Pop 1949; Zicsi 1982). However these worms clearly differ from the Levantine type specimens of D. byblica in the following characters, which justify the subspecific status: dorsal pores lacking ( vs. 10/ 11 in byblica byblica ), dark reddish-brown pigmentation present ( vs. almost unpigmented with slight reddish hints at the head), body dimensions 40–65 mm by 4–5 mm ( vs. 20–40 mm by 3–4 mm), genital papillae constantly on 9–11 c ( vs. 11 a, b, c).