Amynthas aeruginosus Kinberg, 1867

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

Amynthas aeruginosus Kinberg, 1867

Type locality.

Guam

RSA distribution

(Old material). KZN: Eshowe, Pietermaritzburg area, Richmond, Cedara, Baynesfield, Camperdown, Karkloof, Ngome Forest, Doreen Clark Nature Reserve, Greytown, Nottingham Road and Vryheid, Hilton. GP: Pretoria and Hartbeespoort. New material: KZN: Karkloof, Lidgeton, Nottingham Road, Dalton and Loskop.

Remarks.

The species has been found in grasslands, agricultural fields and nature reserves in KZN and GP only. It is unclear why there are no records from other South African provinces although sampling has been done in these provinces. In the present study, Amynthas aeruginosus was collected under maize, soya, sugar-cane and mixed species pastures.