Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Shekhovtsov, Sergei V.
name: Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A.
name: Ermolov, Sergei A.
name: Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N.
name: Poluboyarova, Tatiana V.
name: Kotsur, Vladimir M.
name: Golovanova, Elena V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Clitellata
Crassiclitellata
Lumbricidae
Lumbricus
Lumbricus terrestris

description: Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus
Lumbricus terrestris: Michaelsen 1910: 74; Malevich 1937: 130; Malevich 1953: 41; Perel 1979: 212; Maksimova & Mukhin 2015: 59.
Anecic. European distribution, introduced to other regions of the world.
Distribution (Fig. 2a):
Gomel Reg.: Mozyr Distr., Strel’sk vill. env., 51°56’44.70”N, 29°26’32.10”E, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 13.05.2020, 3 ex.; Mozyr, 52°01’50.41”N, 29°15’24.98”E, deciduous forest in a ravine, 13.05.2020, 1 ex.
Grodno Reg.: Smorgon Distr., 54°22’17.36”N, 26°22’43.21”E, black alder grove in stream valley, 08.05.2019, 3 ex.; Svisloch Distr., Kusentsy vill. env., 52°57’25.45”N, 24°22’39.32”E, meadow, 07.05.2019, 1 ex.; same location, black alder grove with Urtica sp., 1 ex.
Minsk Reg.: Berezino Distr., Berezino env., 53°49’39.18”N, 29°1’0.55”E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., Berezina Riv. valley, 10 ex.; Dzerzhinsk Distr., 53°37’53.29”N, 27°03’35.60”E, black alder forest, 04.05.2019, 9 ex.; Minsk, 53°54’49.28”N, 27°36’30.67”E, botanical garden, flower bed, 05.05.2020, 2 ex.; Minsk, 53°55’1.49”N, 27°36’58.86”E, botanical garden, tree nursery, 05.05.2020, 1 ex.; Myadel Distr., Myadel Lake env., 54°56’53.66”N, 26°51’14.18”E, broadleaf plantation on the site of the former farm, 09.05.2019, 1 ex.; Stolbtsy Distr., 53°24’54.25”N, 26°34’11.50”E, roadside, under the grass turf, 04.05.2019, 1 ex.
Mogilev Reg.: Horki Distr., Horki town, 54°17’50.53”N, 30°59’7.37”E, park, 02.09.2020, 1 ex.; Krugloe Distr., Shupeni vill. env., 54°11’22.75”N, 29°49’26.26”E, meadow, 01.08.2020, 2 ex.; Krugloe, 54°14’36.74”N, 29°47’34.26”E, meadow in Drut River floodplain, 01.08.2020, 1 ex.
Vitebsk Reg.: Braslav Distr., 1 km SE of Keziki vill., 55°43’11.45”N, 27°03’49.41”E, bank of Strusto Lake, lawn at the edge of the black alder grove, 27.09.2019, 30 ex.; Rossony Distr., 1.8 km S of Lyut’kovo vill., 55°55’39.14”N, 29°5’20.84”E, island on Neshcherdo Lake, mixed coniferous forest, 22.08.2014, 1 ex. Vitebsk Distr., Bol’shuhi vill., 55°12’10.44”N, 30°38’17.16”E, 06.10.2019, 5 ex.; Kraeva station env., 55°14’45.92”N, 29°50’28.78”E, garden, 20.10.2019, 2 ex.; same location, 21.11.2019, 9 ex.; Luchesa station env., 55°08’41.28”N, 30°13’15.24”E, roadside, bushes, 16.05.2019, 1 ex.; Tulovo vill., near dung heap, 55°12’4.52”N, 30°17’16.54”E, 17.08.2020, 3 ex.; Shultsevo vill., 55°8’31.66”N, 30°18’33.35”E, garden, 17.08.2020, 2 ex.; Shultsevo vill., 55°08’35.68”N, 30°18’28.57”E, meadow, 17.08.2020, 1 ex.; Luzhesno vill., 55°15’12.37”N, 30°8’37.13”E, Luzhesnyanka River valley, 18.08.2020, 1 ex.; Ol’govo vill., 55°13’50.85”N, 30°12’40.10”E, lawn near the road, 17.08.2020, 2 ex.; Orlovo vill., 55°6’30.90”N, 30°17’2.97”E, forest, 24.08.2020, 1 ex.; Luchyosa station env., 55°08’59.87”N, 30°12’43.62”E, forest, 24.08.2020, 1 ex.; Sosnovka station env., 55°05’5.62”N, 30°10’10.39”E, railway embankment with grassy vegetation, 24.08.2020, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55°12’0.97”N, 30°12’49.95”E, botanical garden, 16.10.2019, 4 ex.; Vitebsk, 55°10’23.52”N, 30°13’38.64”E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 5 ex.; Vitebsk, 55°12’31.58”N, 30°12’45.09”E, garden, 21.11.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55°11’0.87”N, 30°14’9.81”E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55°10’36.48”N, 30°12’40.32”E, lawn, 04.10.2019, 1 ex.
Note: Belarusian populations of L. terrestris are genetically similar to other European populations.
description: Published as part of Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M. & Golovanova, Elena V., 2023, Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili), pp. 38-61 in Zootaxa 5255 (1) on pages 48-49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/7745192