Cernosvitovia rebeli ( Rosa, 1897 )

Valchovski, Hristo, 2016, First record of endemic earthworm Cernosvitovia rebeli (Rosa, 1897) (Clitellata, Annelida) from western parts of Stara planina Mountains, ZooNotes 2016 (98), pp. 1-3 : 2

Cernosvitovia rebeli ( Rosa, 1897)

Allolobophora rebeli Rosa, 1897: 2 .

Octolasium rebeli : Černosvitov 1934: 77.; 1937: 89; Mihailova 1966: 194. Cernosvitovia rebeli : Valchovski 2012: 91; Szederjesi 2013: 78.

Distribution: Balkan endemic species ( Mršić 1991).

Habitat: forests, pastures, foothills ( Mihailova 1966).

Material examined: PCHV/62 two ex., Svoge County, Lukovo village , beech forest ,

925 m a.s.l., 42 о 52’ 24N 23 о 25’ 06E, 01.09. 2016, leg. H. Valchovski.

Current record is first from the western parts of Stara planina Mts. Till now Cernosvitovia rebeli was registered from central parts of Stara planina Mts. ( Rosa 1897; Černosvitov 1934). Also this endemic species was found on the territory of Bulgaria from Strandja Mts. ( Černosvitov 1937, Szederjesi 2013) and eastern parts of Rhodope Mts. ( Mihailova 1966; Szederjesi 2013). Recently Cernosvitovia rebeli was found from Sredna Gora Mts. ( Valchovski & Velizarova 2016). On the Balkan Peninsula Cernosvitovia rebeli was registered with single locality from Greece ( Michalis 1982), Serbia ( Stojanović et al. 2008), Albania ( Szederjesi & Csuzdi 2012 a) and Romania ( Csuzdi & Pop 2007).