Octolasion lacteum ( Oerley , 1881)

Nxele, Thembeka C., Mwabvu, Tarombera & Yekwayo, Inam, 2021, Earthworm species occurrence in agroecosystems in the Midlands, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, African Invertebrates 62 (2), pp. 411-425 : 411

Octolasion lacteum ( Oerley, 1881)

Type locality.

Hungary

RSA distribution

(Old material). KZN: Giants Castle, Karkloof Nature Reserve, Rosetta, Ngele Forest, Mooi River, Eshowe area, Merrivalle, Royal Natal National Park, Vryheid Nature Reserve, Cedara, Good Hope Farm, Baynesfield, Doreen Clark Nature Reserve, Impendle Nature Reserve, Underberg area, Greytown, Boston, Nottingham Road, Royal Natal National Park, Injasuthi, Vryheid Hill Nature Reserve, Dargle, Vernon Crookes, Royal Natal National Park, Pietermaritzburg area, Monks Cowl, Kamberg, Highmoor, Richmond, Hilton, Mt Michael and Estcourt. EC: Tsitsikamma, Knysna, Prentjies, Storm River area, Grahamstown, Hogsback, Stutterheim and Maclear. WC: Cape Town. NC: Magoebaskloof. NW: Potchefstroom and Grootbosch. MP: Sabie, Lydenburg and Amsterdam. LP: Tzaneen area, Entabeni State Forest, Haenertsburg and Limpopo Forests. GP: Pretoria. FS: Edendale Farm and Ficksburg. New material: KZN: Balgowan, Lidgeton, Nottingham Road, Karkloof and Loskop.

Remarks.

This species generally occurs in high numbers. From the KZN Museum database, Octolasion lacteum occurs in a wide range of habitats: forests, cultivated fields, banks of rivers, fallow grounds, gardens and compost heaps. Current records are from maize, ryegrass pastures and mixed species pastures.