Dendrobaena illyrica (Cognetti, 1906)

(Fig. 2 F)

1906 Helodrilus (Dendrobaena) illyricus Cognetti, Boll. Mus. Torino, 21: 1. 1991 Dendrobaena illyrica: Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.), 31: 599. 2012 Dendrobaena illyrica: Csuzdi, Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 43: 97–99.

Ecological category. Epigeic. Habitat. Forest soils. Zoogeographical distribution type. Illyric. Distribution in Croatia. In the Continental region - Pannonian plain mountains, Mršić (1987a): Rogoljica (Psunj); Hackenberger: Vojlovica (Papuk).

Dendrobaena octaedra (Savigny, 1826) (Fig. 2 F)

1826 Enterion octaedrum Savigny, Mem. Acad. Sci. Inst. Fr., 5: 183.

1972 Dendrobaena (Dendrobaena) octaedra + D. (D.) octaedra brevisella: Bouché, Inst. Nat. Rech. Agron., 388, 389. 1991 Dendrobaena octaedra: Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.), 31: 607.

2003 Dendrobaena octaedra: Csuzdi & Zicsi, Pedozool. Hung., 1: 121.

Ecological category. Epigeic.

Habitat. Forest, meadows under fallen leaves, fallen trunks.

Zoogeographical distribution type. Peregrine.

Distribution in Croatia. One of the most common earthworm species in Continental and Alpine regions of Croatia. Rucner & Rucner (1971): Orlovčić, Rozga; Šapkarev (1972): Split, Rijeka; Mršić (1984, 1986): Bijele stijene, Sljeme, Smiljan; Jelić (1985): Sakadaško jezero, Podunavlje; Hackenberger: Vojlovica (Papuk), Čakovec, Osijek, Turkovići, Kneja, Potok Musulinski, Jasenak.