Lumbricus meliboeus Rosa, 1884

Lumbricus meliboeus Bouché, 1972: 353 (as L. moliboeus).

Lumbricus meliboeus: Easton 1983: 482; Blakemore 2008: 51.

Ecology. Epigeic species. All German records from deciduous forests. According to Bouché (1972), this species occurs preferentially in mountainous or alpine sites.

Zoogeographical distribution type. Sweden, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Croatia and Montenegro (Rota 2014: Fauna Europaea). Alpine- Dinaric distribution (Hackenberger Kutuzović & Hackenberger Kutuzović 2013).

Distribution in Germany. Central Germany (Römbke 2006); southern Germany (Sommer et al. 1999, 2002).