Microscolex luisae (Michaelsen, 1899)

Notiodrilus Luisae Michaelsen, 1899a: 99 .

Microscolex Luisae: Michaelsen 1900: 133, 1907a: 143, 1913a: 496.

Microscolex lussae [printing error for luisae]: Pickford 1927: 442.

Microscolex luisae: Pickford 1937: 425; Reynolds & Cook 1976: 130; Zicsi 1998: 70; BMNH; SAMC.

Type locality. RSA, EC: Port Elizabeth (Michaelsen, 1899).

Distribution. WC: Knysna Forest, Garden of Eden in rotting wood near stream. The Wilderness. George area in damp soil. Tsitsikama National Park, forest. Jonkershook, bank of stream, black soil. EC: Storms River, forest. Remarks. Type material not found. SAMC A21710; BMNH 1938.7.1.1761–71. This is the only species of this genus endemic to South Africa. Recorded from a few distant sites in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces.