Lumbricus castaneus (Savigny, 1826)

Enterion castaneum Savigny, 1826: 180.

Enterion pupilum Savigny, 1826: 181.

Lumbricus purpureus: Michaelsen 1890: 5 .

Lumbricus castaneus: Michaelsen 1900a: 510; Michaelsen 1903: 178; Wilcke 1949: 180; Zuck 1951: 128; Graff 1953b: 26; Bouché 1972: 362 -367; Easton 1983: 482; Sims & Gerard 1999: 96; Csuzdi & Zicsi 2003: 177; Blakemore 2008: 50.

Ecology. Epigeic species occurring in grassland and deciduous forests as well as on arable and coniferous forest sites (Jänsch et al. 2013). The species appears to be especially attracted by sheep dung pads (A. Scheffczyk, pers. observation).

Zoogeographical distribution type. Peregrine species with Palaearctic origin, distributed worldwide (Csuzdi & Zicsi 2003).

Distribution in Germany. Central Germany (Michaelsen 1890; Eggert 1982; Westernacher-Dotzler 1988; Römbke 2000, 2001, 2006, 2009; Römbke et al. 2000, 2002; Höser 2012; PSMS in Saxony-Anhalt: Neubert 2011); northern Germany (Michaelsen 1890; Graff 1950, 1954; Judas 1990; Graefe 1993; Kula 1994; Irmler 1999; Unger 1999; Römbke et al. 2000, 2002; Groth & Irmler 2012; Vahder & Irmler 2012); southern Germany (Zuck 1951; Volz 1976; Bauchhenß 1982; Babel et al. 1992; Kula 1994; Ehrmann 1996; Sommer et al. 1999, 2002; Beck et al. 1999, 2001; Römbke et al. 2000, 2002; Brauckmann 2002; PSMS in Bavaria: www.edaphobase.org)); eastern Germany (Wilcke 1939; Füller 1953; Bösener 1965; Krück 1999; Römbke et al. 2000; PSMS in Brandenburg; www.edaphobase.org); between 2001 and 2013 found in Saxony (S. Krück, unpublished data); western Germany (Baltzer 1956; Heuser & Topp 1989; Schulte et al. 1989; Keplin & Broll 1997; Römbke et al. 2000, 2002; Fründ et al. 2004; PSMS in North-Rhine Westphalia: Haag et al. 2009).