Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) kuika Righi, 1993

Feijoo, Alexander, Brown, George G. & James, Samuel W., 2017, New species of Andiorrhinus Cognetti, 1908 (Oligochaeta: Rhinodrilidae) from Venezuela and Brazil, Zootaxa 4363 (1), pp. 55-78 : 71

Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) kuika Righi, 1993

Andiorrhinus kuika Righi, 1993: 129 , figs. 9–15.

Material examined. 16 adults, 3 juveniles (MZUSP 01426). Locality: Venezuela, state of Mérida, forest of Psidium caudatum ( Myrtaceae ), beside the Núcleo Universitario "La Hechicera”, Universidad de Los Andes (08º38'00"N, 71º09'30"W), in Bromeliaceae ( Tillandsia sp.). Altitude: 1950 m a.s.l. Collection date: 23 March 1993. Collector: Pedro Durant.—1 adult. (MZUSP 01455). Locality: Venezuela, state of Mérida, Mount La Bandera, located near the Nucleo Universitario "La Hechicera”, Universidad de Los Andes, Central Ravine. Altitude: 1950 m a.s.l. Collection date: 9 June 1996. Collector: Amelia de Pascal.—5 adults (2 of them fragmented), 1 subadult. (MZUSP 01456). Locality: Venezuela, state of Mérida, Mount Zerpa (08°37'N, 71°09'W). Altitude: 1800–2200 m a.s.l. Collection date: 20 July 1996. Collectors: Pedro Durant and E.J. Arellano.