taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E0D027FFF9FFD7FF68A4B9FE1290EC.taxon	description	Aporrectodea caliginosа (Savigny) Aporrectodea trapezoides (Dugés) * Aporrectodea rosea (Savigny) Aporrectodea longa (Ude) Aporrectodea icterica (Savigny) Lumbricus rubellus Hoffmeister Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus Lumbricus castaneus (Savigny) Octolasion lacteum (Oerley) OctolasiОn cyaneum (Savigny) Octodrilus transpadanus (Rosa) * Eisenia fetida (Savigny) Eisenia nordenskioldi (Eisen) Allolobophora chlorotica (Savigny) * Eiseniella tetraedra tetraedra (Savigny) Eiseniella tetraedra hercynia Michaelsen * Dendrobaena octaedra (Savigny) Bimastos rubidus (Eisen)	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFFAFFD3FF68A0A8FAAB9368.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 1 a): Brest Reg.: Baranovichi Distr., 53 ° 12 ’ 29.45 ” N, 26 ° 06 ’ 35.53 ” E, black alder forest on the bank of Shchara River, 04.05.2019, 1 ex.; Bereza Distr., 52 ° 26 ’ 48.66 ” N, 24 ° 58 ’ 19.20 ” E, cultivated meadow, 04.05.2019, 12 ex.; Drogichin Distr., Yamnik vill. env., 52 ° 04 ’ 2.42 ” N, 24 ° 56 ’ 34.58 ” E, mineral island in Zvanets fen, oak grove, 05.05.2019, 3 ex.; Yamnik vill. env., 52 ° 05 ’ 51.93 ” N, 24 ° 53 ’ 45.41 ” E, ́ Zvanets » Natural Reserve, black alder forest, 06.05.2019, 16 ex.; Ivatsevichi Distr., 52 ° 48 ’ 16.54 ” N, 25 ° 32 ’ 21.60 ” E, black alder forest, 04.05.2019, 1 ex.; Kamenets Distr., Lyatskie reservoir env., 52 ° 37 ’ 32.84 ” N, 23 ° 51 ’ 33.55 ” E, black alder forest, 06.05.2019, 15 ex.; Gomel Reg.: Bragin Distr., Vyal’e vill. env., 51 ° 33 ’ 17.40 ” N, 30 ° 30 ’ 2.30 ” E, edge of Morozovka Riv. floodplain, in onshore sediment and under stones, 4 ex.; Gomel Distr., Chonki vill. env., 52 ° 19 ’ 21.30 ” N, 30 ° 57 ’ 11.29 ” E, oakblack alder forest, near the oxbow, 10.06.2014, 1 ex.; Gomel, 52 ° 25 ’ 23.15 ” N, 31 ° 01 ’ 0.27 ” E, park, 21.10.2020, 63 ex.; Kalinkovichi Distr., Dudichi vill. env., 52 ° 10 ’ 28.99 ” N, 29 ° 20 ’ 28.82 ” E, cornfield, 24.10.2020, 17 ex.; Kozlovichi vill., 52 ° 22 ’ 39.47 ” N, 29 ° 21 ’ 2.38 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 9 ex.; Lelchitsy Distr., Milashevichi vill. env., 51 ° 40 ’ 0.91 ” N, 27 ° 58 ’ 51.42 ” E, 24.10.2020, Ubort River valley, glade with sandy soil, 41 ex.; Mozyr Distr., Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 25.92 ” N, 29 ° 25 ’ 34.09 ” E, field on the edge of an oak forest, 12.05.2020, 1 ex.; Mozyr, 52 ° 01 ’ 50.41 ” N, 29 ° 15 ’ 24.98 ” E, deciduous forest in a ravine, 13.05.2020, 8 ex.; Rechitsa Distr., Rudnya Zhigal’skaya vill. env., 52 ° 09 ’ 54.97 ” N, 30 ° 37 ’ 6.63 ” E, floodplain of Dnieper River, willow grove, 14.05.2020, 1 ex.; Rogachev Distr., Vikov vill. env., 53 ° 04 ’ 19.56 ” N, 30 ° 06 ’ 39.64 ” E, black alder forest, 14 ex.; Svetlogorsk Distr., Poles’e vill. env., field, 52 ° 33 ’ 48.24 ” N, 29 ° 21 ’ 35.89 ” E, 24.10.2020, 11 ex.; Zhitkovichi Distr., Sluch station env., 52 ° 13 ’ 9.12 ” N, 27 ° 33 ’ 8.64 ” E, floodplain oak forest, 16.05.2014, 1 ex.; Bechanskaya Buda vill. env., 52 ° 01 ’ 32.52 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 50.52 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest, 13.05.2014, 1 ex. Grodno Reg.: Ivye Distr., Zagortsy vill. env., 54 ° 07 ’ 34.43 ” N, 25 ° 55 ’ 0.34 ” E, forest edge, roadside, 08.05.2019, 12 ex.; Lida Distr., Biskuptsy vill. env., 53 ° 50 ’ 25.44 ” N, 25 ° 34 ’ 19.16 ” E, meadow, 08.05.2019, 10 ex. Mosty Distr., Pravye Mosty, 53 ° 25 ’ 40.55 ” N, 24 ° 38 ’ 10.54 ” E, black alder forest in Neman River floodplain, 07.05.2019, 3 ex.; Oshmyany Distr., Kozlovschina vill. env., 54 ° 12 ’ 51.23 ” N, 25 ° 57 ’ 58.10 ” E, black alder grove with maple, near the river, 08.05.2019, 37 ex.; Svisloch Distr., Kusentsy vill. env., 52 ° 57 ’ 25.45 ” N, 24 ° 22 ’ 39.32 ” E, meadow, 07.05.2019, 20 ex.; Smorgon Distr., 54 ° 22 ’ 17.36 ” N, 26 ° 22 ’ 43.21 ” E, black alder grove in stream valley, 08.05.2019, 32 ex.; same location, meadow with cereals, 22 ex.; same location, edge of field with Urtica sp., 17 ex.; Shchuchin Distr., Bolshoe Mozheikovo vill. env., 53 ° 42 ’ 24.08 ” N, 24 ° 54 ’ 26.64 ” E, hornbeam grove, 07.05.2019, 17 ex.; Volkovysk Distr., Yubilejny vill., 53 ° 15 ’ 45.90 ” N, 24 ° 34 ’ 15.38 ” E meadow near the pond in the village, 07.05.2019, 30 ex.; 2 km NW of Neverovichi vill., 53 ° 16 ’ 42.49 ” N, 24 ° 32 ’ 51.90 ” E, wasteland, ditch near the chalk quarry, 07.05.2019, 36 ex. Minsk Reg.: Berezino Distr., Berezino env., 53 ° 49 ’ 39.18 ” N, 29 ° 1 ’ 0.55 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., Berezina Riv. valley, 24 ex.; Borisov Distr., Brody vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 11.99 ” N, 28 ° 14 ’ 23.42 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, black alder forest in Berezina Riv. floodplain, 07.08.2020, 19 ex.; Cherven Distr., Ivanichi vill. env., 53 ° 40 ’ 17.87 ” N, 28 ° 20 ’ 5.10 ” E, meadow in Volma River floodplain, 39 ex.; Dzerzhinsk Distr., 53 ° 37 ’ 53.29 ” N, 27 ° 03 ’ 35.60 ” E, black alder forest, 04.05.2019, 55 ex.; Kopyl’ Distr., 52 ° 57 ’ 14.69 ” N, 27 ° 06 ’ 13.36 ” E, cornfield, 10.08.2020, 35 ex.; Krupki Distr., 54 ° 26 ’ 31.13 ” N, 29 ° 18 ’ 43.06 ” E, field, 32 ex.; Logojsk Distr., Pleshchenitsy vill. env., 54 ° 24 ’ 9.68 ” N, 27 ° 52 ’ 47.10 ” E, 04.05.2019, 72 ex.; Gorbovshchina vill. env., 54 ° 27 ’ 38.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 18.30 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 08.08.2020, 7 ex.; Lyuban’ Distr., Yushkovichi vill., 52 ° 48 ’ 16.64 ” N, 27 ° 49 ’ 56.70 ” E, garden, 13.07.2020, 5 ex.; Yushkovichi vill., 52 ° 48 ’ 8.37 ” N, 27 ° 49 ’ 59.33 ” E, meadow, 15.07.2020, 25 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 49.28 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 30.67 ” E, botanical garden, flower bed, 05.05.2020, 10 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 55 ’ 1.49 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 58.86 ” E, botanical garden, tree nursery, 05.05.2020, 12 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 52.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 4.04 ” E, botanical garden, compost, 05.05.2020, 6 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 49.28 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 30.67 ” E, botanical garden, medicinal plant area, 05.05.2020, 4 ex.; Molodechno Distr., Molodechno env., 54 ° 19 ’ 19.02 ” N, 26 ° 55 ’ 27.01 ” E, meadow in Usha River floodplain, 08.08.2020, 24 ex.; Myadel Distr., bank of Rossokhi Lake, 54 ° 58 ’ 17.83 ” N, 26 ° 52 ’ 12.14 ” E, black alder forest, 09.05.2019, 11 ex.; same location, lowland with Corylus, 16 ex.; same location, black alder grove, 6 ex.; Myadel Lake env., 54 ° 56 ’ 53.66 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 14.18 ” E, broadleaf plantation on the site of the former farm, 09.05.2019, 3 ex.; 54 ° 57 ’ 7.02 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 23.44 ” E, bank of Myadel Lake, black alder forest, 09.05.2019, 1 ex.; same location, onshore sediment, 1 ex.; Rudakovo Lake env., 54 ° 53 ’ 51.32 ” N, 26 ° 53 ’ 54.60 ” E, dry meadow on a clay slope, 08.05.2019, 1 ex.; Staryya Darohi Distr., Solon vill. env., 53 ° 02 ’ 33.07 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 4.97 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 11.08.2020, 1 ex.; Stolbtsy Distr., 53 ° 24 ’ 54.25 ” N, 26 ° 34 ’ 11.50 ” E, roadside, under the grass turf, 04.05.2019, 13 ex.; Sula vill. env., 53 ° 35 ’ 27.60 ” N, 26 ° 40 ’ 14.09 ” E, black alder forest, 10.08.2020, 16 ex.; Uzda Distr., Malaya Usa vill., 53 ° 31 ’ 58.21 ” N, 27 ° 11 ’ 1.63 ” E, garden, 25.10.202013 ex.; Vileika Distr., bank of Naroch River, 54 ° 33 ’ 24.12 ” N, 26 ° 43 ’ 32.23 ” E, deciduous grove, shrubs, 08.05.2019, 11 ex.; Volozhin Distr., 53 ° 55 ’ 1.16 ” N, 26 ° 42 ’ 14.69 ” E, Naliboki Forest, Volma Riv. valley, 6 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Byalynichy Distr., Rudnya vill. env., 53 ° 56 ’ 35.99 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 47.80 ” E, wet meadow with black alder trees in stream valley, 12.08.2020, 8 ex.; Bykhov Distr., Prybor vill. env., 53 ° 28 ’ 23.44 ” N, 30 ° 20 ’ 18.06 ” E, floodplain meadow in Dnieper River valley, 09.05.2014, 1 ex.; Horki Distr., Horki town, 54 ° 18 ’ 1.67 ” N, 30 ° 57 ’ 42.78 ” E, Orshanka lake shore, 14.08.2020, 1 ex.; Horki Distr., Horki town, 54 ° 17 ’ 50.53 ” N, 30 ° 59 ’ 7.37 ” E, park, 02.09.2020, 2 ex.; Klimavichy Distr., Lozovitsa vill. env., 53 ° 32 ’ 24.25 ” N, 32 ° 04 ’ 30.29 ” E, black alder forest with Filipendula and Urtica sp., 17.05.2020, 117 ex.; Kostsyukovichy Distr., Kolodlivo vill., 53 ° 14 ’ 46.61 ” N, 32 ° 01 ’ 24.28 ” E, meadow in Besed’ River floodplain, 16.05.2020, 31 ex.; Krasnapolle Distr., Buhod’kovo vill. env., 53 ° 17 ’ 17.38 ” N, 31 ° 24 ’ 50.00 ” E, field, 16.05.2020, 24 ex.; Krichev Distr., Krichev env., 53 ° 42 ’ 31.54 ” N, 31 ° 44 ’ 51.86 ” E, meadow in Sozh River flooplain, 17.05.2020, 2 ex.; Dyagovichi vill. env., 53 ° 45 ’ 58.90 ” N, 31 ° 47 ’ 58.02 ” E, in manure, 17.05.2020, 58 ex.; Nanoskovo vill. env., 53 ° 47 ’ 52.53 ” N, 31 ° 49 ’ 1.27 ” E, Oster River valley, deciduous grove, 08.05.2014, 1 ex.; Nanoskovo vill. env., 53 ° 47 ’ 58.78 ” N, 31 ° 48 ’ 57.20 ” E, bank of Oster River, 17.05.2020, 18 ex.; Krugloe Distr., Shupeni vill. env., 54 ° 11 ’ 22.75 ” N, 29 ° 49 ’ 26.26 ” E, meadow, 01.08.2020, 12 ex.; Krugloe town, 54 ° 14 ’ 36.74 ” N, 29 ° 47 ’ 34.26 ” E, meadow in Drut River floodplain, 01.08.2020, 13 ex.; Skuraty vill. env., 54 ° 16 ’ 7.72 ” N, 29 ° 42 ’ 6.37 ” E, cereal field, 01.08.2020, 62 ex.; Mstsislaw Distr., 4 km N of Mstsislaw, 54 ° 1 ’ 58.62 ” N, 31 ° 39 ’ 53.60 ” E, edge of field, stream valley, 17.05.2020, 36 ex.; Osipovichi Distr., Dubrova vill. env., 53 ° 27 ’ 43.56 ” N, 28 ° 37 ’ 44.93 ” E, hornbeam-spruce-oak grove, 10.05.2014, 1 ex.; Shklow Distr., Bolshoj Staryj Shklov vill., 54 ° 12 ’ 11.44 ” N, 30 ° 15 ’ 2.79 ” E, meadow in Serebryanka River valley, 03.08.2020, 2 ex.; Bolshoj Staryj Shklov vill., 54 ° 12 ’ 17.49 ” N, 30 ° 14 ’ 55.99 ” E, meadow, 03.08.2020, 5 ex.; Zabrod’e vill., 54 ° 15 ’ 26.10 ” N, 30 ° 27 ’ 6.95 ” E, wasteland, 4 ex.; Lotva vill. env., 54 ° 13 ’ 40.66 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 45.34 ” E, Medicago field edge and roadside, 45 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Beshenkovichy Distr., Dashkovo vill., 55 ° 03 ’ 6.48 ” N, 29 ° 42 ’ 54.00 ” E, 19.05.2019, 33 ex.; Braslav Distr., Braslav, 55 ° 38 ’ 30.89 ” N, 27 ° 02 ’ 26.71 ” E, lawn, 10.05.2019, 48 ex.; 3 km S of Bogino vill., 55 ° 23 ’ 33.94 ” N, 26 ° 47 ’ 57.80 ” E, Boginskoe Lake shore, grey alder forest with Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 28.09.2019, 54 ex.; 1 km SE of Keziki vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 11.45 ” N, 27 ° 03 ’ 49.41 ” E, bank of Strusto Lake, lawn at the edge of the black alder grove, 27.09.2019, 30 ex.; Ahremovtsy vill., 55 ° 34 ’ 53.62 ” N, 27 ° 06 ’ 32.36 ” E, Bel’mont park, 28.09.2019, 10 ex.; Chashniki Distr., Pochaevichi vill. env., 54 ° 47 ’ 49.31 ” N, 29 ° 08 ’ 3.37 ” E, pasture, 28.08.2020, 76 ex.; Dokshitsy Distr., Begoml env., 54 ° 43 ’ 53.26 ” N, 28 ° 07 ’ 28.88 ” E, cultivated meadow, 03.05.2019, 12 ex.; Zamostoch’e vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 17.60 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 56.60 ” E, spruce forest, in the soil, 07.08.2020, 2 ex.; Glubokoye Distr., Osinovka vill. env., 55 ° 12 ’ 45.72 ” N, 28 ° 14 ’ 35.56 ” E, grey alder forest, stream valley, Sho Lake env., 09.05.2019, 6 ex.; Glubokoye town env., 55 ° 07 ’ 49.01 ” N, 27 ° 42 ’ 6.62 ” E, aspen grove, 09.05.2019, 26 ex.; Lepel Distr., Grigorovichi vill. env., 54 ° 47 ’ 32.61 ” N, 28 ° 56 ’ 41.99 ” E, forest, 12.08.2020, 19 ex.; Domzheritsy vill. env., 54 ° 45 ’ 5.29 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 14.76 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, spruce forest, in the soil under logs, 07.08.2020, 23 ex.; Liozna Distr., 2, 5 km SE of Shapechino vill. env., 54 ° 59 ’ 0.14 ” N, 30 ° 20 ’ 34.95 ” E, coniferous forest, 24.08.2020, 15 ex.; Miory Distr., Murashki vill. env., 55 ° 35 ’ 55.03 ” N, 27 ° 24 ’ 1.51 ” E, 09.05.2019, 14 ex.; 1.5 km SW of Dolginovo vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 48.72 ” N, 27 ° 46 ’ 35.94 ” E, Volta River valley, mixed coniferous forest, 28.09.2019, 28 ex.; Miory town, 55 ° 37 ’ 15.24 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 6.84 ” E, garden, 20.10.2019, 2 ex.; Orsha Distr., Zabolotye vill., 54 ° 32 ’ 24.36 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 47.64 ” E, mixed coniferous forest, 16.08.2019, 24 ex.; Zaslonovka vill. env., 54 ° 30 ’ 57.96 ” N, 30 ° 18 ’ 4.68 ” E, raw meadow, 26.05.2019, 3 ex.; Zaslonovka vill., 54 ° 31 ’ 3.00 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 51.00 ” E, under the fallen tree, 08.05.2019, 9 ex.; Zaslonovka vill. env., 54 ° 30 ’ 37.44 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 43.08 ” E, in litter, 15.08.2019, 2 ex.; Zaslonovka vill., 54 ° 31 ’ 6.96 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 49.20 ” E, garden, 08.05.2019, 5 ex.; same location, 24.08.2019, 32 ex.; Nizhnyaya Veravoisha vill. env., 54 ° 31 ’ 12.72 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 39.00 ” E, meadow, 27.08.2019, 15 ex.; Postavy Distr., 55 ° 4 ’ 16.82 ” N, 27 ° 24 ’ 3.20 ” E, grey alder forest, 09.05.2019, 10 ex.; Polotsk Distr., Polota vill. env., 55 ° 36 ’ 3.13 ” N, 29 ° 08 ’ 49.13 ” E, wasteland with Urtica sp. at the edge of pasture and swamp, 19.08.2020, 45 ex.; Rossony Distr., Tofeli vill. env., 55 ° 47 ’ 52.76 ” N, 28 ° 53 ’ 34.26 ” E, black alder forest, 18.08.2020, 1 ex.; Senno Distr., Senno env., 54 ° 48 ’ 21.06 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 50.89 ” E, field, cereals, 46 ex.; Pogrebyonka vill. env., 54 ° 50 ’ 16.64 ” N, 30 ° 23 ’ 56.05 ” E, coniferous forest, 17.08.2020, 3 ex.; Luzhki station env., 54 ° 45 ’ 38.56 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 20.35 ” E, Dobrin’ka River vall., black alder forest, 13.06.2020, 11 ex.; Shumilino Distr., Zaharovo vill. env., 55 ° 23 ’ 8.95 ” N, 29 ° 16 ’ 43.03 ” E, aspen forest with Urtica sp. and Aegopodium podagraria, 19.08.2020, 18 ex.; Talachyn Distr., Talachyn, 54 ° 24 ’ 57.32 ” N, 29 ° 43 ’ 57.34 ” E, cultivated meadow with clover, 08.09.2019, 59 ex.; Obol’cy vill., 54 ° 35 ’ 34.19 ” С, 29 ° 49 ’ 28.60 ” E, in a dung heap, 07.08.2020, 10 ex.; Ushachi Distr., Cherstvyady vill. env., 55 ° 10 ’ 24.67 ” N, 28 ° 53 ’ 17.27 ” E, meadow near Otolovo Lake, 09.05.2019, 30 ex.; Verkhnedvinsk Distr., Sar’ya vill., 55 ° 54 ’ 38.52 ” N, 27 ° 53 ’ 18.96 ” E, park, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 29.09.2019, 25 ex.; Proshky vill. env., 56 ° 08 ’ 11.40 ” N, 28 ° 08 ’ 16.08 ” E, grey alder forest, 29.09.2019, 33 ex.; Sar’ya vill. env., 55 ° 55 ’ 25.50 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 37.34 ” E, spruce-aspen forest, 29.09.2019, 25 ex.; Leonishino vill. env., 55 ° 48 ’ 4.68 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 58.68 ” E, Svol’na Riv. valley, grey alder forest with ground elder, Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 29.09.2019, 15 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Malye Lyotsy vill. env., 55 ° 12 ’ 20.02 ” N, 29 ° 54 ’ 50.35 ” E, maple forest with Aegopodium podagraria, 07.05.2014, 1 ex.; Kraeva station env., 55 ° 14 ’ 45.92 ” N, 29 ° 50 ’ 28.78 ” E, garden, 07.05.2014, 1 ex.; same location, 07.04.2019, 4 ex.; same location, 21.11.2019, 3 ex.; Luchesa station env., 55 ° 08 ’ 58.67 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 45.31 ” E, mixed coniferous forest, under the fallen tree, 11.11.2019, 1 ex.; Bol’shuhi vill., 55 ° 12 ’ 10.44 ” N, 30 ° 38 ’ 17.16 ” E, 06.10.2019, 10 ex.; Ol’govo vill., 55 ° 13 ’ 50.85 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 40.10 ” E, lawn near the road, 17.08.2020, 7 ex.; Tulovo vill., 55 ° 12 ’ 48.85 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 29.78 ” E, railway embankment with grassy vegetation, 10.09.2020, 3 ex.; Kirovsky vill., 55 ° 11 ’ 29.13 ” N, 30 ° 6 ’ 43.37 ” E, lawn near the road, 17.08.2020, 10 ex.; Orlovo vill., 55 ° 6 ’ 30.90 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 2.97 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 12 ex.; Oktyabr’sky vill., 55 ° 07 ’ 27.39 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 9.64 ” E, lawn near the road, 24.08.2020, 18 ex.; Luzhesno vill., 55 ° 15 ’ 12.37 ” N, 30 ° 8 ’ 37.13 ” E, Luzhesnyanka River valley, 18.08.2020, 18 ex.; Luzhesno vill., 55 ° 15 ’ 2.23 ” N, 30 ° 7 ’ 29.38 ” E, forest, 17.08.2020, 8 ex.; Sosnovka station env., 55 ° 05 ’ 18.48 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 16.72 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 14 ex.; Sosnovka station env., 55 ° 05 ’ 5.62 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 10.39 ” E, railway embankment with grassy vegetation, 24.08.2020. 21 ex.; Shultsevo vill., 55 ° 08 ’ 31.66 ” N, 30 ° 18 ’ 33.35 ” E, garden, 17.08.2020, 25 ex.; Shultsevo vill., 55 ° 08 ’ 35.68 ” N, 30 ° 18 ’ 28.57 ” E, meadow, 17.08.2020, 13 ex.; Novka vill., 55 ° 08 ’ 11.00 ” N, 30 ° 09 ’ 16.70 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 17 ex.; Tulovo vill., near dung heap, 55 ° 12 ’ 4.52 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 16.54 ” E, 17.08.2020, 12 ex.; Sujkovo vill., 55 ° 13 ’ 50.82 ” N, 30 ° 04 ’ 28.68 ” E, field, 17.08.2020, 19 ex.; Grishany vill., 55 ° 10 ’ 55.55 ” N, 30 ° 07 ’ 7.15 ” E, meadow, 17.08.2020, 14 ex.; Luchyosa station env., 55 ° 08 ’ 59.87 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 43.62 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 19 ex.; Ol’govo vill., 55 ° 13 ’ 50.85 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 40.10 ” E, lawn near the road, 17.08.2020, 7 ex.; Tulovo vill., 55 ° 12 ’ 48.85 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 29.78 ” E, railway embankment with grassy vegetation, 10.09.2020, 3 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 0.97 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 49.95 ” E, botanical garden, 16.10.2019, 17 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 7.06 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 22.90 ” E, park, 05.10.2019, 11 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 29.32 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 15.39 ” E, lawn, 04.10.2019, 18 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 16.52 ” N, 30 ° 15 ’ 59.46 ” E, lawn, 04.10.2019, 12 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 11 ’ 21.19 ” N, 30 ° 09 ’ 58.03 ” E, forest park, 06.10.2019, 23 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 43.01 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 19.80 ” E, stream valley, 04.10.2019, 12 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 09 ’ 57.63 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 50.29 ” E, lawn, 04.10.2019, 43 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 39.80 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 37.81 ” E, lawn, 10.05.2019, 22 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 28.31 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 37.62 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 48 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 09 ’ 53.84 ” N, 30 ° 11 ’ 8.77 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 10 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 37.45 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 21.47 ” E, lawn, 21.11.2019, 6 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 31.58 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 45.09 ” E, garden, 21.11.2019, 20 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 11 ’ 0.87 ” N, 30 ° 14 ’ 9.81 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 8 ex. Note: There are three genetic lineages of A. caliginosa (Porco et al. 2013), and all three are found in Belarus (Shekhovtsov et al. 2021). There is also extensive morphological variation (Shekhovtsov et al. 2021).	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFFDFFD3FF68A4DDFC539026.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 1 b): Brest Reg.: Bereza Distr., 52 ° 26 ’ 48.66 ” N, 24 ° 58 ’ 19.20 ” E, cultivated meadow, 04.05.2019, 1 ex. Gomel Reg.: Kalinkovichi Distr., Dudichi vill. env., 52 ° 10 ’ 28.99 ” N, 29 ° 20 ’ 28.82 ” E, cornfield, 24.10.2020, 6 ex.; Minsk Reg.: Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 49.28 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 30.67 ” E, botanical garden, flower bed, 05.05.2020, 2 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 49.28 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 30.67 ” E, botanical garden, medicinal plant area, 05.05.2020, 2 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Krichev Distr., Nanoskovo vill. env., 53 ° 47 ’ 58.78 ” N, 31 ° 48 ’ 57.20 ” E, bank of Oster River, 17.05.2020, 1 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 16.52 ” N, 30 ° 15 ’ 59.46 ” E, lawn, 04.10.2019, 2 ex. Note: A. caliginosa and A. trapezoides are regarded either as subspecies (Sims & Gerard 1985; VsevolodovaPerel 1997) or as distinct species (Blakemore 2009; Pérez-Losada et al. 2009, Fernández et al. 2012). It is known that these two taxa are genetically distinct, so we accept the latter viewpoint.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFFDFFD1FF68A72CFB4992D4.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 1 c): Brest Reg.: Drogichin Distr., Yamnik vill. env., 52 ° 04 ’ 2.42 ” N, 24 ° 56 ’ 34.58 ” E, mineral island in Zvanets fen, oak grove, 05.05.2019, 17 ex.; Yamnik vill. env., 52 ° 05 ’ 51.93 ” N, 24 ° 53 ’ 45.41 ” E, ́ Zvanets » Natural Reserve, black alder forest, 06.05.2019, 1 ex.; Ivatsevichi Distr., 52 ° 48 ’ 16.54 ” N, 25 ° 32 ’ 21.60 ” E, black alder forest, 04.05.2019, 9 ex.; Kamenets Distr., Lyatskie reservoir env., 52 ° 37 ’ 32.84 ” N, 23 ° 51 ’ 33.55 ” E, black alder forest, 06.05.2019, 19 ex.; Kobrin Distr., 52 ° 14 ’ 5.10 ” N, 24 ° 24 ’ 47.27 ” E, meadow in the floodplain of Mukhavets River, 06.05.2019, 5 ex.; Pruzhany Distr., Vybrody vill., 52 ° 44 ’ 26.16 ” N, 24 ° 11 ’ 47.44 ” E, black alder forest, 07.05.2019, 12 ex. Gomel Reg.: Gomel, 52 ° 25 ’ 23.15 ” N, 31 ° 01 ’ 0.27 ” E, park, 21.10.2020, 29 ex.; Mozyr Distr., Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 13.05.2020, 10 ex.; Rechitsa Distr., Rudnya Zhigal’skaya vill. env., 52 ° 09 ’ 55.15 ” N, 30 ° 37 ’ 14.89 ” E, meadow in the floodplain of Dnieper River, 20.10.2020, 25 ex.; Rudnya Zhigal’skaya vill. env., 52 ° 10 ’ 4.10 ” N, 30 ° 37 ’ 45.81 ” E, bank of floodplain lake in Dnieper River valley, 20.10.2020, 6 ex.; Zhitkovichi Distr., 2 km NE of Hlupin vill., 52 ° 04 ’ 6.58 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 22.68 ” E, floodplain oak forest, 13.05.2014, 1 ex.; Sluch station env., 52 ° 13 ’ 9.12 ” N, 27 ° 33 ’ 8.64 ” E, floodplain oak forest, 16.05.2014, 1 ex.; Bechanskaya Buda vill. env., 52 ° 01 ’ 32.52 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 50.52 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest, 13.05.2014, 1 ex. Grodno Reg.: Ivye Distr., Zagortsy vill. env., 54 ° 07 ’ 34.43 ” N, 25 ° 55 ’ 0.34 ” E, forest edge, roadside, 08.05.2019, 18 ex.; Lida Distr., Biskuptsy vill. env., 53 ° 50 ’ 25.44 ” N, 25 ° 34 ’ 19.16 ” E, meadow, 08.05.2019, 1 ex.; Mosty Distr., Pravye Mosty, 53 ° 25 ’ 40.55 ” N, 24 ° 38 ’ 10.54 ” E, black alder forest on Neman River floodplain, 07.05.2019, 18 ex.; Oshmyany Distr., Kozlovschina vill. env., 54 ° 12 ’ 51.23 ” N, 25 ° 57 ’ 58.10 ” E, black alder grove with maple, near the river, 08.05.2019, 7 ex.; Smorgon Distr., 54 ° 22 ’ 17.36 ” N, 26 ° 22 ’ 43.21 ” E, black alder grove in stream valley, 08.05.2019, 2 ex.; same location, meadow with cereals, 9 ex.; same location, edge of field with Urtica sp., 2 ex.; Volkovysk Distr., Yubilejny vill., 53 ° 15 ’ 45.90 ” N, 24 ° 34 ’ 15.38 ” E, meadow near the pond in the village, 07.05.2019, 3 ex.; 2 km NW of Neverovichi vill., 53 ° 16 ’ 42.49 ” N, 24 ° 32 ’ 51.90 ” E, wasteland, ditch near the chalk quarry, 07.05.2019, 6 ex. Minsk Reg.: Berezino Distr., Berezino env., 53 ° 49 ’ 39.18 ” N, 29 ° 1 ’ 0.55 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., Berezina Riv. valley, 12.08.2020, 50 ex.; Borisov Distr., Brody vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 11.99 ” N, 28 ° 14 ’ 23.42 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, black alder forest in Berezina Riv. floodplain, 07.08.2020, 6 ex.; Dzerzhinsk Distr., 53 ° 37 ’ 53.29 ” N, 27 ° 03 ’ 35.60 ” E, black alder forest, 04.05.2019, 5 ex.; Krugloe Distr., Shupeni vill. env., 54 ° 11 ’ 22.75 ” N, 29 ° 49 ’ 26.26 ” E, meadow, 01.08.2020, 3 ex.; Skuraty vill. env., 54 ° 16 ’ 7.72 ” N, 29 ° 42 ’ 6.37 ” E, cereal field, 10 ex.; Logojsk Distr., Gorbovshchina vill. env., 54 ° 27 ’ 38.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 18.30 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 08.08.2020, 18 ex.; Lyuban’ Distr., Yushkovichi vill., 52 ° 48 ’ 16.64 ” N, 27 ° 49 ’ 56.70 ” E, garden, 13.07.2020, 2 ex., Yushkovichi vill., 52 ° 48 ’ 8.37 ” N, 27 ° 49 ’ 59.33 ” E, meadow, 15.07.2020, 3 ex.; Molodechno Distr., Molodechno env., 54 ° 19 ’ 19.02 ” N, 26 ° 55 ’ 27.01 ” E, meadow in Usha River floodplain, 08.08.2020, 2 ex.; Myadel Distr., bank of Rossokhi Lake, 54 ° 58 ’ 17.83 ” N, 26 ° 52 ’ 12.14 ” E, black alder forest, 09.05.2019, 9 ex.; same location, lowland with Corylus, 2 ex.; Myadel Lake env., 54 ° 56 ’ 53.66 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 14.18 ” E, broadleaf plantation on the site of the former farm, 09.05.2019, 18 ex.; Staryya Darohi Distr., Solon vill. env., 53 ° 02 ’ 33.07 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 4.97 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 11.08.2020, 2 ex.; Stolbtsy Distr., Sula vill. env., 53 ° 35 ’ 27.60 ” N, 26 ° 40 ’ 14.09 ” E, black alder forest, 1 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 49.28 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 30.67 ” E, botanical garden, flower bed, 05.05.2020, 4 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 55 ’ 1.49 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 58.86 ” E, botanical garden, tree nursery, 05.05.2020, 11 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 52.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 4.04 ” E, botanical garden, compost, 05.05.2020, 5 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 49.28 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 30.67 ” E, botanical garden, medicinal plant area, 05.05.2020, 19 ex.; Volozhin Distr., 53 ° 55 ’ 1.16 ” N, 26 ° 42 ’ 14.69 ” E, Naliboki Forest, Volma Riv. valley, 18 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Horki Distr., Horki town, 54 ° 18 ’ 1.67 ” N, 30 ° 57 ’ 42.78 ” E, Orshanka lake shore, 14.08.2020, 2 ex.; Kastsyukovichy Distr., Kolodlivo vill., 53 ° 14 ’ 46.61 ” N, 32 ° 01 ’ 24.28 ” E, meadow in Besed’ River floodplain, 16.05.2020, 2 ex.; Klimavichy Distr., Lozovitsa vill. env., 53 ° 32 ’ 24.25 ” N, 32 ° 04 ’ 30.29 ” E, black alder forest with Filipendula sp. and Urtica sp., 17.05.2020, 12 ex.; Mstsislaw Distr., 4 km N of Mstsislaw, 54 ° 1 ’ 58.62 ” N, 31 ° 39 ’ 53.60 ” E, edge of field, stream valley, 11 ex.; Shklow Distr., Lotva vill. env., 54 ° 13 ’ 40.66 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 45.34 ” E, Medicago field edge and roadside, 3 ex.; Slavgorod Distr., 2 km S of Gaishin vill., 53 ° 19 ’ 18.14 ” N, 31 ° 00 ’ 25.19 ” E, Salix shrubs in Sozh River valley, 28.07.2020, 2 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Beshenkovichy Distr., Dashkovo vill., 55 ° 03 ’ 6.48 ” N, 29 ° 42 ’ 54.00 ” E, 19.05.2019, 3 ex.; Braslav Distr., Ahremovtsy vill., 55 ° 34 ’ 53.62 ” N, 27 ° 06 ’ 32.36 ” E, Bel’mont park, 28.09.2019, 1 ex.; Chashniki Distr., Pochaevichi vill. env., 54 ° 47 ’ 49.31 ” N, 29 ° 08 ’ 3.37 ” E, pasture, 28.08.2020, 12 ex.; Glubokoye Distr., Osinovka vill. env., 55 ° 12 ’ 45.72 ” N, 28 ° 14 ’ 35.56 ” E, grey alder forest, stream valley, Sho Lake env., 09.05.2019, 8 ex.; Dokshitsy Distr., Begoml env., 54 ° 43 ’ 53.26 ” N, 28 ° 07 ’ 28.88 ” E, cultivated meadow, 03.05.2019, 1 ex.; Lepel Distr., Grigorovichi vill. env., 54 ° 47 ’ 32.61 ” N, 28 ° 56 ’ 41.99 ” E, forest, 12.08.2020, 3 ex.; Domzheritsy vill. env., 54 ° 45 ’ 5.29 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 14.76 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, spruce forest, in the soil under logs, 07.08.2020, 1 ex.; Liozna Distr., 2, 5 km SE of Shapechino vill. env., 54 ° 59 ’ 0.14 ” N, 30 ° 20 ’ 34.95 ” E, coniferous forest, 24.08.2020, 2 ex.; Miory Distr., Miory town, 55 ° 37 ’ 15.24 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 6.84 ” E, garden, 20.10.2019, 4 ex.; Murashki vill. env., 55 ° 35 ’ 55.03 ” N, 27 ° 24 ’ 1.51 ” E, 09.05.2019, 1 ex.; 1.5 km SW of Dolginovo vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 48.72 ” N, 27 ° 46 ’ 35.94 ” E, Volta River valley, mixed coniferous forest, 28.09.2019, 16 ex.; Orsha Distr., Zabolotye vill., 54 ° 32 ’ 24.36 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 47.64 ” E, mixed coniferous forest, 16.08.2019, 5 ex.; Zaslonovka vill., 54 ° 31 ’ 3.00 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 51.00 ” E, garden, 08.05.2019, 6 ex.; Nizhnyaya Veravoisha vill. env., 54 ° 31 ’ 12.83 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 39.00 ” E, meadow, 08.05.2019, 1 ex.; Postavy Distr., 55 ° 4 ’ 16.82 ” N, 27 ° 24 ’ 3.20 ” E, grey alder forest, 09.05.2019, 2 ex.; Rossony Distr., 1.8 km S of Lyut’kovo vill., 55 ° 55 ’ 39.14 ” N, 29 ° 5 ’ 20.84 ” E, island on Neshcherdo Lake, mixed coniferous forest, 22.08.2014, 1 ex.; Senno Distr., Senno env., 54 ° 48 ’ 21.06 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 50.89 ” E, field, cereals, 28.08.2020, 9 ex.; Pogrebyonka vill. env., 54 ° 50 ’ 16.64 ” N, 30 ° 23 ’ 56.05 ” E, coniferous forest, 17.08.2020, 1 ex.; Shumilino Distr., Zaharovo vill. env., 55 ° 23 ’ 8.95 ” N, 29 ° 16 ’ 43.03 ” E, aspen forest with Urtica sp. and Aegopodium podagraria, 19.08.2020, 14 ex.; Talachyn Distr., Talachyn, 54 ° 24 ’ 57.32 ” N, 29 ° 43 ’ 57.34 ” E, cultivated meadow with clover, 08.09.2019, 3 ex.; Obol’cy vill., 54 ° 35 ’ 34.19 ” С, 29 ° 49 ’ 28.60 ” E, in a dung heap, 07.08.2020, 1 ex.; Ushachi Distr., Cherstvyady vill. env., 55 ° 10 ’ 24.67 ” N, 28 ° 53 ’ 17.27 ” E, meadow near Otolovo Lake, 09.05.2019, 8 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 7.06 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 22.90 ” E, park, 05.10.2019, 1 ex.; Verkhnedvinsk Distr., Proshky vill. env., 56 ° 08 ’ 11.40 ” N, 28 ° 08 ’ 16.08 ” E, grey alder forest, 29.09.2019, 39 ex.; Sar’ya vill., 55 ° 54 ’ 38.52 ” N, 27 ° 53 ’ 18.96 ” E, park, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 29.09.2019, 19 ex.; Leonishino vill. env., 55 ° 48 ’ 4.68 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 58.68 ” E, Svol’na Riv. valley, grey alder forest with Aegopodium podagraria, Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 29.09.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Malye Lyotsy vill. env., 55 ° 12 ’ 20.02 ” N, 29 ° 54 ’ 50.35 ” E, maple forest with Aegopodium podagraria, 07.05.2014, 1 ex.; Kraeva station env., 55 ° 14 ’ 45.92 ” N, 29 ° 50 ’ 28.78 ” E, garden, 07.05.2014, 1 ex.; same location, 21.11.2019, 1 ex.; Kirovsky vill., 55 ° 11 ’ 29.13 ” N, 30 ° 6 ’ 43.37 ” E, lawn near the road, 17.08.2020, 3 ex.; Orlovo vill., 55 ° 6 ’ 30.90 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 2.97 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 1 ex.; Oktyabr’sky vill., 55 ° 07 ’ 27.39 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 9.64 ” E, lawn near the road, 24.08.2020, 1 ex.; Luzhesno vill., 55 ° 15 ’ 2.23 ” N, 30 ° 7 ’ 29.38 ” E, forest, 17.08.2020, 6 ex.; Sosnovka station env., 55 ° 05 ’ 5.62 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 10.39 ” E, railway embankment with grassy vegetation, 24.08.2020, 5 ex.; Shultsevo vill., 55 ° 08 ’ 35.68 ” N, 30 ° 18 ’ 28.57 ” E, meadow, 17.08.2020, 8 ex.; Novka vill., 55 ° 08 ’ 11.00 ” N, 30 ° 09 ’ 16.70 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 4 ex.; Tulovo vill., near dung heap, 55 ° 12 ’ 4.52 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 16.54 ” E, 17.08.2020, 1 ex.; Grishany vill., 55 ° 10 ’ 55.55 ” N, 30 ° 07 ’ 7.15 ” E, meadow, 17.08.2020, 2 ex.; Luchyosa station env., 55 ° 08 ’ 59.87 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 43.62 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 5 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 0.97 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 49.95 ” E, botanical garden, 16.10.2019, 41 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 29.32 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 15.39 ” E, lawn, 04.10.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 43.01 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 19.80 ” E, stream valley, 04.10.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 28.31 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 37.62 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 19 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 37.45 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 21.47 ” E, lawn, 21.11.2019, 3 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 31.58 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 45.09 ” E, garden, 21.11.2019, 3 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 11 ’ 0.87 ” N, 30 ° 14 ’ 9.81 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 7 ex. Note: Several genetic lineages of this species are found in Belarus (Shekhovtsov et al. 2020 a).	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFFFFFD1FF68A641FB5290C0.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 1 d): Vitebsk Reg.: Glubokoe Distr., Mosar vill., 55 ° 13 ’ 25.44 ” N, 27 ° 27 ’ 36.67 ” E, garden, 10.05.2019, 3 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Bol’shuhi vill., 55 ° 12 ’ 10.44 ” N, 30 ° 38 ’ 17.16 ” E, 06.10.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 0.97 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 49.95 ” E, botanical garden, 16.10.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 09 ’ 53.84 ” N, 30 ° 11 ’ 8.77 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 11 ’ 9.86 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 2.04 ” E, park, 05.10.2019, 2 ex. Note: Belarusian populations of A. longa are genetically similar to other European populations.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFF0FFDEFF68A217FE929447.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 1 e): Gomel Reg.: Gomel, 52 ° 25 ’ 23.15 ” N, 31 ° 01 ’ 0.27 ” E, park, 21.10.2020, 14 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Vitebsk, 55 ° 11 ’ 9.86 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 2.04 ” E, park, 05.10.2019, 4 ex. Note: A. chlorotica individuals from Gomel deviated from the typical morphology by the absence of pigmentation.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFF0FFDEFF68A0E0FC0096F7.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 1 D): Minsk Reg.: Minsk, Central Botanical Garden, inside a hothouse.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFF0FFDCFF68A467FACF9320.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 1 f): Brest Reg.: Baranovichi Distr., 53 ° 12 ’ 29.45 ” N, 26 ° 06 ’ 35.53 ” E, black alder forest on the bank of Shchara River, 04.05.2019, 1 ex.; Drogichin Distr., Yamnik vill. env., 52 ° 05 ’ 51.93 ” N, 24 ° 53 ’ 45.41 ” E, ́ Zvanets » Natural Reserve, black alder forest, 06.05.2019, 3 ex.; Ivatsevichi Distr., 52 ° 48 ’ 16.54 ” N, 25 ° 32 ’ 21.60 ” E, black alder forest, 04.05.2019, 11 ex.; Kamenets Distr., 3.4 km SE of Lyatskie vill., 52 ° 35 ’ 17.88 ” N, 23 ° 52 ’ 30.32 ” E, hornbeamoak forest with spruce, 06.05.2019, 11 ex.; Lyatskie reservoir env., 52 ° 37 ’ 32.84 ” N, 23 ° 51 ’ 33.55 ” E, black alder forest, 06.05.2019, 5 ex.; Kobrin Distr., 52 ° 14 ’ 5.10 ” N, 24 ° 24 ’ 47.27 ” E, meadow in Mukhavets River floodplain, 06.05.2019, 13 ex. Gomel Reg.: Bragin Distr., Vyal’e vill. env., 51 ° 33 ’ 16.50 ” N, 30 ° 30 ’ 4.30 ” E, edge of Morozovka Riv. floodplain, forest litter and soil, 7 ex.; Chechersk Distr., Volosovichi vill. env., 52 ° 59 ’ 10.68 ” N, 31 ° 9 ’ 16.09 ” E, black alder forest, 16.05.2020, 1 ex.; Krasnyj Bereg vill., 52 ° 56 ’ 16.30 ” N, 30 ° 56 ’ 37.14 ” E, bank of Sozh River, willow bushes, 16.05.2020, 3 ex.; Gomel Distr., Chonki vill. env., 52 ° 19 ’ 21.30 ” N, 30 ° 57 ’ 11.29 ” E, oak-black alder forest, near the oxbow, 10.06.2014, 1 ex.; Kalinkovichi Distr., Kozlovichi vill., 52 ° 22 ’ 39.47 ” N, 29 ° 21 ’ 2.38 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 24.10.2020, 33 ex.; Loev Distr., Sutkovo vill. env., 52 ° 01 ’ 54.77 ” N, 30 ° 41 ’ 32.68 ” E, black alder forest, 15.05.2020, 1 ex.; Mozyr Distr., Strelsk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest, 12.05.2014, 1 ex.; Strelsk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in forest litter, 13.05.2020, 6 ex.; Mozyr Distr., Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 13.05.2020, 24 ex.; Mozyr, 52 ° 01 ’ 50.41 ” N, 29 ° 15 ’ 24.98 ” E, deciduous forest in a ravine, 13.05.2020, 1 ex.; Rogachev Distr., Vikov vill. env., 53 ° 04 ’ 19.56 ” N, 30 ° 06 ’ 39.64 ” E, black alder forest, 28.07.2020, 18 ex.; Svetlogorsk Distr., 2.5 km N of Chirkovichi vill., 52 ° 40 ’ 55.51 ” N, 29 ° 39 ’ 34.90 ” E, meadow and willow bushes in floodplain of Berezina River, 28.07.2020, 8 ex.; Zhitkovichi Distr., Sluch station env., 52 ° 13 ’ 9.12 ” N, 27 ° 33 ’ 8.64 ” E, floodplain oak forest, 16.05.2014, 1 ex.; Hlupin vill. env., 52 ° 04 ’ 12.97 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 20.27 ” E, floodplain oak forest, bank of lake, in the soil, 23.07.2020, 1 ex.; Sluch station env., Sluch River grassy floodplain, 52 ° 13 ’ 13.19 ” N, 27 ° 32 ’ 58.74 ” E, 23.07.2020, 10 ex. Grodno Reg.: Lida Distr., Biskuptsy vill. env., 53 ° 50 ’ 25.44 ” N, 25 ° 34 ’ 19.16 ” E, meadow, 08.05.2019, 6 ex.; Mosty Distr., Pravye Mosty, 53 ° 25 ’ 40.55 ” N, 24 ° 38 ’ 10.54 ” E, black alder forest in Neman River floodplain, 07.05.2019, 3 ex.; Oshmyany Distr., Kozlovschina vill. env., 54 ° 12 ’ 51.23 ” N, 25 ° 57 ’ 58.10 ” E, black alder grove with maple, near the river, 08.05.2019, 6 ex.; Shchuchin Distr., Bolshoe Mozheikovo vill. env., 53 ° 42 ’ 24.08 ” N, 24 ° 54 ’ 26.64 ” E, hornbeam grove, 07.05.2019, 5 ex.; Svisloch Distr., Kusentsy vill. env., 52 ° 57 ’ 25.45 ” N, 24 ° 22 ’ 39.32 ” E, meadow, 07.05.2019, 12 ex.; Volkovysk Distr., Yubilejny vill., 53 ° 15 ’ 45.90 ” N, 24 ° 34 ’ 15.38 ” E meadow near the pond in the village, 07.05.2019, 15 ex.; 2 km NW of Neverovichi vill., 53 ° 16 ’ 42.49 ” N, 24 ° 32 ’ 51.90 ” E, wasteland, ditch near the chalk quarry, 07.05.2019, 7 ex. Minsk Reg.: Borisov Distr., Brody vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 11.99 ” N, 28 ° 14 ’ 23.42 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, black alder forest in Berezina Riv. floodplain, 07.08.2020, 15 ex.; Cherven Distr., Ivanichi vill. env., 53 ° 40 ’ 17.87 ” N, 28 ° 20 ’ 5.10 ” E, meadow in Volma River floodplain, 3 ex.; Krupki Distr., 54 ° 26 ’ 31.13 ” N, 29 ° 18 ’ 43.06 ” E, field, 28.08.2020, 4 ex.; Logoisk Distr., Pleshchenitsy vill. env., 54 ° 24 ’ 9.68 ” N, 27 ° 52 ’ 47.10 ” E, 04.05.2019, 6 ex.; Gorbovshchina vill. env., 54 ° 27 ’ 38.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 18.30 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 08.08.2020, 11 ex.; Molodechno Distr., Molodechno env., 54 ° 19 ’ 19.02 ” N, 26 ° 55 ’ 27.01 ” E, meadow in Usha River floodplain, 08.08.2020, 15 ex.; Myadel Distr., bank of Rossokhi Lake, 54 ° 58 ’ 17.83 ” N, 26 ° 52 ’ 12.14 ” E, black alder forest, 07.08.2014, 1 ex.; same location, dry meadow on a clay hill, 09.05.2019, 1 ex.; same location, black alder grove at road embankment base, 09.05.2019, 7 ex.; same location, lowland with Corylus, 10 ex.; same location, black alder grove, 1 ex.; 54 ° 57 ’ 7.88 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 22.46 ” E, bank of Myadel Lake, onshore sediment, 09.05.2019, 1 ex.; Puhovichi Distr., Pestun vill. env., 53 ° 32 ’ 30.80 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 19.69 ” E, meadow in Svisloch’ River floodplain, 12.08.2020, 11 ex.; Slutsk Distr., Chervonaya Storonka vill. env., 53 ° 08 ’ 42.28 ” N, 27 ° 51 ’ 35.30 ” E, black alder forest with Carex, 10.08.2020, 13 ex.; Staryya Darohi Distr., Solon vill. env., 53 ° 02 ’ 33.07 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 4.97 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 11.08.2020, 22 ex.; Stolbtsy Distr., 53 ° 24 ’ 54.25 ” N, 26 ° 34 ’ 11.50 ” E, roadside, under the grass turf, 04.05.2019, 3 ex.; Sula vill. env., 53 ° 35 ’ 27.60 ” N, 26 ° 40 ’ 14.09 ” E, black alder forest, 10.08.2020, 4 ex.; Sula vill. env., 53 ° 35 ’ 27.60 ” N, 26 ° 40 ’ 14.09 ” E, Sula River valley, spruce forest, under the logs, 10.08.2020, 4 ex.; Volozhin Distr., 53 ° 55 ’ 1.16 ” N, 26 ° 42 ’ 14.69 ” E, Naliboki Forest, Volma Riv. valley, 09.08.2020, 5 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Byalynichy Distr., Rudnya vill. env., 53 ° 56 ’ 35.99 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 47.80 ” E, wet meadow with black alder trees in stream valley, 12.08.2020, 10 ex.; Bykhov Distr., Prybor vill. env., 53 ° 28 ’ 23.44 ” N, 30 ° 20 ’ 18.06 ” E, floodplain meadow in Dnieper River valley, 09.05.2014, 1 ex.; Glusk Distr., Simonovichi vill. env., 53 ° 04 ’ 14.48 ” N, 28 ° 35 ’ 52.84 ” E, drained black alder forest, 10.08.2020, 13 ex.; Klimavichy Distr., Lozovitsa vill. env., 53 ° 32 ’ 24.25 ” N, 32 ° 04 ’ 30.29 ” E, black alder forest with Filipendula sp. and Urtica sp., 17.05.2020, 39 ex.; Krichev Distr., Nanoskovo vill. env., 53 ° 47 ’ 52.53 ” N, 31 ° 49 ’ 1.27 ” E, Oster River valley, deciduous grove, 08.05.2014, 1 ex.; Krichev env., 53 ° 42 ’ 31.54 ” N, 31 ° 44 ’ 51.86 ” E, meadow in Sozh River flooplain, 17.05.2020, 11 ex.; Osipovichi Distr., Dubrova vill. env., 53 ° 27 ’ 43.56 ” N, 28 ° 37 ’ 44.93 ” E, hornbeam-spruce-oak grove, 10.05.2014, 1 ex.; Slavgorod Distr., 2 km S of Gaishin vill., 53 ° 19 ’ 18.14 ” N, 31 ° 00 ’ 25.19 ” E, Salix shrubs in Sozh River valley, 28.07.2020, 1 ex.; Shklow Distr., Lotva vill. env., 54 ° 13 ’ 40.66 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 45.34 ” E, Medicago field edge and roadside, 11 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Beshenkovichy Distr., Dashkovo vill., 55 ° 03 ’ 6.48 ” N, 29 ° 42 ’ 54.00 ” E, 19.05.2019, 1 ex.; Braslav Distr., Braslav, 55 ° 38 ’ 30.89 ” N, 27 ° 02 ’ 26.71 ” E, lawn, 10.05.2019, 4 ex.; 1 km SE of Keziki vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 11.45 ” N, 27 ° 03 ’ 49.41 ” E, bank of Strusto Lake, lawn at the edge of the black alder grove, 27.09.2019, 2 ex.; 5 km N of Dubrovka vill., 55 ° 23 ’ 39.30 ” N, 26 ° 56 ’ 56.90 ” E, Bel’mont forest, 28.09.2019, 2 ex.; Ahremovtsy vill., 55 ° 34 ’ 53.62 ” N, 27 ° 06 ’ 32.36 ” E, Bel’mont park, 28.09.2019, 8 ex.; 3 km S of Bogino vill., 55 ° 23 ’ 33.94 ” N, 26 ° 47 ’ 57.80 ” E, Boginskoe Lake shore grey alder forest with Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 28.09.2019, 19 ex.; 1 km SW of Ust’e vill., 55 ° 41 ’ 14.24 ” N, 27 ° 08 ’ 15.83 ” E, Nedrovo Lake env., black alder forest with Rubus caesius, 27.09.2019, 3 ex.; Chashniki Distr., Pochaevichi vill. env., 54 ° 47 ’ 49.31 ” N, 29 ° 08 ’ 3.37 ” E, pasture, 28.08.2020, 5 ex.; Novolukoml’ env., 54 ° 38 ’ 58.13 ” N, 29 ° 06 ’ 30.56 ” E, bank of Lukoml Lake, onshore sediment, 28.08.2020, 1 ex.; Dokshitsy Distr., Begoml env., 54 ° 43 ’ 53.26 ” N, 28 ° 07 ’ 28.88 ” E, cultivated meadow, 03.05.2019, 7 ex.; Zamostoch’e vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 17.60 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 56.60 ” E, spruce forest, in the soil under logs and in decaying wood, 08.08.2020, 9 ex.; Glubokoye Distr., Osinovka vill. env., 55 ° 12 ’ 45.72 ” N, 28 ° 14 ’ 35.56 ” E, grey alder forest, stream valley, Sho Lake env., 09.05.2019, 12 ex.; Lepel Distr., Domzheritsy vill. env., 54 ° 45 ’ 5.29 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 14.76 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, spruce forest, in the soil under logs, 07.08.2020, 20 ex.; Miory Distr., 1.5 km SW of Dolginovo vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 48.72 ” N, 27 ° 46 ’ 35.94 ” E, Volta River valley, mixed coniferous forest, 28.09.2019, 6 ex.; Miory town, 55 ° 37 ’ 15.24 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 6.84 ” E, garden, 20.10.2019, 2 ex.; Orsha Distr., Zabolotye vill., 54 ° 32 ’ 24.36 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 47.64 ” E, mixed coniferous forest, 16.08.2019, 4 ex.; Nizhnyaya Veravoisha vill. env., 54 ° 31 ’ 12.72 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 39.00 ” E, meadow, 27.08.2019, 2 ex.; Zaslonovka vill., 54 ° 31 ’ 3.72 ” N, 30 ° 18 ’ 0.36 ” E, garden, 24.08.2019, 1 ex.; Polotsk Distr., Polota vill. env., 55 ° 36 ’ 3.13 ” N, 29 ° 08 ’ 49.13 ” E, wasteland with Urtica sp. at the edge of pasture and swamp, 19.08.2020, 9 ex.; Postavy Distr., 55 ° 4 ’ 16.82 ” N, 27 ° 24 ’ 3.20 ” E, grey alder forest, 09.05.2019, 13 ex.; Rossony Distr., 1.8 km S of Lyut’kovo vill., 55 ° 55 ’ 39.14 ” N, 29 ° 5 ’ 20.84 ” E, island on Neshcherdo Lake, mixed coniferous forest, 22.08.2014, 1 ex.; Mezhevo vill. env., 55 ° 56 ’ 49.13 ” N, 28 ° 53 ’ 24.65 ” E, black alder forest, 18.08.2020, 10 ex.; Senno Distr., Senno env., 54 ° 48 ’ 21.06 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 50.89 ” E, field, cereals, 28.08.2020, 1 ex.; Luzhki station env., 54 ° 45 ’ 38.56 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 20.35 ” E, Dobrin’ka River vall., black alder forest, 13.06.2020, 1 ex.; Luzhki station env., 54 ° 45 ’ 38.56 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 20.35 ” E, bank of Dobrin’ka River, under the stones, 13.06.2020, 2 ex.; Shumilino Distr., Zaharovo vill. env., 55 ° 23 ’ 8.95 ” N, 29 ° 16 ’ 43.03 ” E, aspen forest with Urtica sp. and Aegopodium podagraria, 19.08.2020, 9 ex.; Talachyn Distr., Talachyn, 54 ° 24 ’ 57.32 ” N, 29 ° 43 ’ 57.34 ” E, cultivated meadow with clover, 08.09.2019, 5 ex.; Ushachi Distr., Cherstvyady vill. env., 55 ° 10 ’ 24.67 ” N, 28 ° 53 ’ 17.27 ” E, meadow near Otolovo Lake, 09.05.2019, 3 ex.; Verkhnedvinsk Distr., Sar’ya vill., 55 ° 54 ’ 38.52 ” N, 27 ° 53 ’ 18.96 ” E, park, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 29.09.2019, 14 ex.; Proshky vill. env., 56 ° 08 ’ 11.40 ” N, 28 ° 08 ’ 16.08 ” E, grey alder forest, 29.09.2019, 12 ex.; Leonishino vill. env., 55 ° 48 ’ 4.68 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 58.68 ” E, Svol’na Riv. valley, grey alder forest with Aegopodium podagraria, Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 29.09.2019, 16 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Malye Lyotsy vill. env., 55 ° 12 ’ 20.02 ” N, 29 ° 54 ’ 50.35 ” E, maple forest with Aegopodium podagraria, 07.05.2014, 1 ex.; Bol’shuhi vill., 55 ° 12 ’ 10.44 ” N, 30 ° 38 ’ 17.16 ” E, 06.10.2019, 17 ex.; Luzhesno vill., 55 ° 15 ’ 2.23 ” N, 30 ° 7 ’ 29.38 ” E, forest, 17.08.2020, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 09 ’ 53.84 ” N, 30 ° 11 ’ 8.77 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 11 ’ 0.87 ” N, 30 ° 14 ’ 9.81 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 37.45 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 21.47 ” E, lawn, 21.11.2019, 4 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 43.01 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 19.80 ” E, stream valley, 04.10.2019, 1 ex. Note: L. rubellus is known to be represented by several genetic lineages (Donnelly et al. 2013; Porco et al. 2013; Giska et al. 2015; Martinsson & Erséus, 2017). Only lineage 2 (sensu Porco et al. 2013) was found in Belarus.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFF2FFDDFF68A415FAB6950C.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 2 a): Gomel Reg.: Mozyr Distr., Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 13.05.2020, 3 ex.; Mozyr, 52 ° 01 ’ 50.41 ” N, 29 ° 15 ’ 24.98 ” E, deciduous forest in a ravine, 13.05.2020, 1 ex. Grodno Reg.: Smorgon Distr., 54 ° 22 ’ 17.36 ” N, 26 ° 22 ’ 43.21 ” E, black alder grove in stream valley, 08.05.2019, 3 ex.; Svisloch Distr., Kusentsy vill. env., 52 ° 57 ’ 25.45 ” N, 24 ° 22 ’ 39.32 ” E, meadow, 07.05.2019, 1 ex.; same location, black alder grove with Urtica sp., 1 ex. Minsk Reg.: Berezino Distr., Berezino env., 53 ° 49 ’ 39.18 ” N, 29 ° 1 ’ 0.55 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., Berezina Riv. valley, 10 ex.; Dzerzhinsk Distr., 53 ° 37 ’ 53.29 ” N, 27 ° 03 ’ 35.60 ” E, black alder forest, 04.05.2019, 9 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 49.28 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 30.67 ” E, botanical garden, flower bed, 05.05.2020, 2 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 55 ’ 1.49 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 58.86 ” E, botanical garden, tree nursery, 05.05.2020, 1 ex.; Myadel Distr., Myadel Lake env., 54 ° 56 ’ 53.66 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 14.18 ” E, broadleaf plantation on the site of the former farm, 09.05.2019, 1 ex.; Stolbtsy Distr., 53 ° 24 ’ 54.25 ” N, 26 ° 34 ’ 11.50 ” E, roadside, under the grass turf, 04.05.2019, 1 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Horki Distr., Horki town, 54 ° 17 ’ 50.53 ” N, 30 ° 59 ’ 7.37 ” E, park, 02.09.2020, 1 ex.; Krugloe Distr., Shupeni vill. env., 54 ° 11 ’ 22.75 ” N, 29 ° 49 ’ 26.26 ” E, meadow, 01.08.2020, 2 ex.; Krugloe, 54 ° 14 ’ 36.74 ” N, 29 ° 47 ’ 34.26 ” E, meadow in Drut River floodplain, 01.08.2020, 1 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Braslav Distr., 1 km SE of Keziki vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 11.45 ” N, 27 ° 03 ’ 49.41 ” E, bank of Strusto Lake, lawn at the edge of the black alder grove, 27.09.2019, 30 ex.; Rossony Distr., 1.8 km S of Lyut’kovo vill., 55 ° 55 ’ 39.14 ” N, 29 ° 5 ’ 20.84 ” E, island on Neshcherdo Lake, mixed coniferous forest, 22.08.2014, 1 ex. Vitebsk Distr., Bol’shuhi vill., 55 ° 12 ’ 10.44 ” N, 30 ° 38 ’ 17.16 ” E, 06.10.2019, 5 ex.; Kraeva station env., 55 ° 14 ’ 45.92 ” N, 29 ° 50 ’ 28.78 ” E, garden, 20.10.2019, 2 ex.; same location, 21.11.2019, 9 ex.; Luchesa station env., 55 ° 08 ’ 41.28 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 15.24 ” E, roadside, bushes, 16.05.2019, 1 ex.; Tulovo vill., near dung heap, 55 ° 12 ’ 4.52 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 16.54 ” E, 17.08.2020, 3 ex.; Shultsevo vill., 55 ° 8 ’ 31.66 ” N, 30 ° 18 ’ 33.35 ” E, garden, 17.08.2020, 2 ex.; Shultsevo vill., 55 ° 08 ’ 35.68 ” N, 30 ° 18 ’ 28.57 ” E, meadow, 17.08.2020, 1 ex.; Luzhesno vill., 55 ° 15 ’ 12.37 ” N, 30 ° 8 ’ 37.13 ” E, Luzhesnyanka River valley, 18.08.2020, 1 ex.; Ol’govo vill., 55 ° 13 ’ 50.85 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 40.10 ” E, lawn near the road, 17.08.2020, 2 ex.; Orlovo vill., 55 ° 6 ’ 30.90 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 2.97 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 1 ex.; Luchyosa station env., 55 ° 08 ’ 59.87 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 43.62 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 1 ex.; Sosnovka station env., 55 ° 05 ’ 5.62 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 10.39 ” E, railway embankment with grassy vegetation, 24.08.2020, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 0.97 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 49.95 ” E, botanical garden, 16.10.2019, 4 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 23.52 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 38.64 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 5 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 31.58 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 45.09 ” E, garden, 21.11.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 11 ’ 0.87 ” N, 30 ° 14 ’ 9.81 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 36.48 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 40.32 ” E, lawn, 04.10.2019, 1 ex. Note: Belarusian populations of L. terrestris are genetically similar to other European populations.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFF4FFDAFF68A0E0FA8193D5.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 2 b): Grodno Reg.: Oshmyany Distr., Kozlovschina vill. env., 54 ° 12 ’ 51.23 ” N, 25 ° 57 ’ 58.10 ” E, black alder grove with maple, near the river, 08.05.2019, 2 ex.; Smorgon Distr., 54 ° 22 ’ 17.36 ” N, 26 ° 22 ’ 43.21 ” E, black alder grove in stream valley, 08.05.2019, 2 ex.; same location, meadow with cereals, 5 ex.; same location, edge of field with Urtica sp., 9 ex.; Krevo settl., 54 ° 18 ’ 32.78 ” N, 26 ° 16 ’ 59.38 ” E, lawn near the castle, under the stones, 08.05.2019, 12 ex. Minsk Reg.: Myadel Distr., 54 ° 57 ’ 7.88 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 22.46 ” E, bank of Myadel Lake, onshore sediment, 09.05.2019, 2 ex.; Vileika Distr., bank of Naroch River, 54 ° 33 ’ 24.12 ” N, 26 ° 43 ’ 32.23 ” E, deciduous grove, shrubs, 08.05.2019, 1 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Horki Distr., Horki town, 54 ° 18 ’ 1.67 ” N, 30 ° 57 ’ 42.78 ” E, Orshanka lake shore, 14.08.2020, 6 ex.; Horki town, 54 ° 17 ’ 50.53 ” N, 30 ° 59 ’ 7.37 ” E, park, 02.09.2020, 2 ex.; Osipovichi Distr., Lapichi vill. env., 53 ° 24 ’ 44.93 ” N, 28 ° 29 ’ 12.70 ” E, black alder forest in Svisloch River floodplain, 10.08.2020, 7 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Braslav Distr., Ahremovtsy vill., 55 ° 34 ’ 53.62 ” N, 27 ° 06 ’ 32.36 ” E, Bel’mont park, 28.09.2019, 2 ex.; Glubokoye Distr., Glubokoye town env., 55 ° 07 ’ 49.01 ” N, 27 ° 42 ’ 6.62 ” E, aspen grove, 09.05.2019, 1 ex.; Lepel Distr., Grigorovichi vill. env., 54 ° 47 ’ 32.61 ” N, 28 ° 56 ’ 41.99 ” E, forest, 12.08.2020, 1 ex.; Liozna Distr., 2, 5 km SE of Shapechino vill. env., 54 ° 59 ’ 0.14 ” N, 30 ° 20 ’ 34.95 ” E, coniferous forest, 24.08.2020, 1 ex.; Orsha Distr., Zaslonovka vill., 54 ° 31 ’ 3.00 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 51.00 ” E, under the fallen tree, 08.05.2019, 1 ex.; same location, garden, 24.08.2019, 4 ex.; Senno Distr., Pogrebyonka vill. env., 54 ° 50 ’ 16.64 ” N, 30 ° 23 ’ 56.05 ” E, coniferous forest, 17.08.2020, 4 ex.; Senno env., 54 ° 48 ’ 21.06 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 50.89 ” E, field, cereals, 28.08.2020, 2 ex.; Talachyn Distr., Ozertsy vill., 54 ° 25 ’ 26.40 ” N, 29 ° 46 ’ 1.92 ” E, park, 07.10.2019, 6 ex. Verkhnedvinsk Distr., Sar’ya vill., 55 ° 54 ’ 38.52 ” N, 27 ° 53 ’ 18.96 ” E, park, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 29.09.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Bol’shuhi vill., 55 ° 12 ’ 10.44 ” N, 30 ° 38 ’ 17.16 ” E, 06.10.2019, 29 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 0.97 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 49.95 ” E, botanical garden, 16.10.2019, 3 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 11 ’ 21.19 ” N, 30 ° 09 ’ 58.03 ” E, forest park, 06.10.2019, 3 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 09 ’ 57.63 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 50.29 ” E, lawn, 04.10.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 28.31 ” N, 30 ° 13 ’ 37.62 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 37.45 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 21.47 ” E, lawn, 21.11.2019, 4 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 31.58 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 45.09 ” E, garden, 21.11.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 11 ’ 0.87 ” N, 30 ° 14 ’ 9.81 ” E, lawn, 06.10.2019, 1 ex. Note: Belarusian populations of L. castaneus are genetically similar to other European populations.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFF4FFD8FF68A50AFE569408.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 2 c): Brest Reg.: Baranovichi Distr., 53 ° 12 ’ 29.45 ” N, 26 ° 06 ’ 35.53 ” E, black alder forest on the bank of Shchara River, 04.05.2019, 29 ex.; Bereza Distr., 52 ° 26 ’ 48.66 ” N, 24 ° 58 ’ 19.20 ” E, cultivated meadow, 04.05.2019, 1 ex.; Drogichin Distr., Yamnik vill. env., 52 ° 04 ’ 2.42 ” N, 24 ° 56 ’ 34.58 ” E, mineral island in Zvanets fen, oak grove, 05.05.2019, 5 ex.; Kamenets Distr., 3.4 km SE of Lyatskie vill., 52 ° 35 ’ 17.88 ” N, 23 ° 52 ’ 30.32 ” E, hornbeam oak forest with spruce, 06.05.2019, 4 ex.; Kobrin Distr., 52 ° 14 ’ 5.10 ” N, 24 ° 24 ’ 47.27 ” E, meadow in the floodplain of Mukhavets River, 06.05.2019, 8 ex.; Pinsk Distr., Konyukhi vill. env., 52 ° 0 ’ 53.66 ” N, 26 ° 25 ’ 21.38 ” E, floodplain of Styr River, 17.05.2014, 1 ex.; Pruzhany Distr., Vybrody vill., 52 ° 44 ’ 26.16 ” N, 24 ° 11 ’ 47.44 ” E, black alder forest, 07.05.2019, 28 ex. Gomel Reg.: Chechersk Distr., Volosovichi vill. env., 52 ° 59 ’ 10.68 ” N, 31 ° 09 ’ 16.09 ” E, black alder forest, 16.05.2020, 1 ex., Krasnyj Bereg vill., 52 ° 56 ’ 16.30 ” N, 30 ° 56 ’ 37.14 ” E, bank of Sozh River, willow bushes, 16.05.2020, 11 ex.; Gomel Distr., Dobrush vill., 52 ° 10 ’ 42.76 ” N, 30 ° 43 ’ 13.39 ” E, canal bank, 16.05.2020, 2 ex.; Bragin Distr., Vyal’e vill. env., 51 ° 32 ’ 18.89 ” N, 30 ° 29 ’ 40.65 ” E, black alder forest with Carex, 2 ex.; Vyal’e vill. env., 51 ° 33 ’ 16.50 ” N, 30 ° 30 ’ 4.30 ” E, edge of Morozovka Riv. floodplain, forest litter and soil, 1 ex.; Loev Distr., Sutkovo vill. env., 52 ° 01 ’ 54.77 ” N, 30 ° 41 ’ 32.68 ” E, black alder forest, 15.05.2020, 2 ex.; Mozyr Distr., Mozyr town, 52 ° 01 ’ 50.41 ” N, 29 ° 15 ’ 24.98 ” E, deciduous forest in a ravine, 13.05.2020, 3 ex.; Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest, 12.05.2014, 1 ex.; same location, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 13.05.2020, 5 ex., shrubs on the Pripyat’ River bank, 3 ex.; Rechitsa Distr., Rudnya Zhigal’skaya, 52 ° 09 ’ 55.15 ” N, 30 ° 37 ’ 14.89 ” E, meadow in the floodplain of Dnieper River, 20.10.2020, 6 ex.; Rudnya Zhigal’skaya vill. env., 52 ° 09 ’ 54.97 ” N, 30 ° 37 ’ 06.63 ” E, floodplain of Dnieper River, willow grove, 14.05.2020, 11 ex.; Svetlogorsk Distr., 2.5 km N of Chirkovichi vill., 52 ° 40 ’ 55.51 ” N, 29 ° 39 ’ 34.90 ” E, meadow and willow bushes in floodplain of Berezina River, 28.07.2020, 28 ex.; Zhitkovichi Distr., Sluch station env., Sluch River grassy floodplain, 52 ° 13 ’ 13.19 ” N, 27 ° 32 ’ 58.74 ” E, 23.07.2020, 15 ex.; Hlupin vill. env., 52 ° 04 ’ 12.97 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 20.27 ” E, floodplain oak forest, bank of lake, in the soil, 23.07.2020, 26 ex.; 2 km NE of Hlupin vill., 52 ° 04 ’ 6.58 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 22.68 ” E, floodplain oak forest, 13.05.2014, 1 ex. Grodno Reg.: Ashmyany Distr., Kozlovschina vill. env., 54 ° 12 ’ 51.23 ” N, 25 ° 57 ’ 58.10 ” E, black alder grove with maple, near the river, 08.05.2019, 22 ex.; Smorgon Distr., 54 ° 22 ’ 17.36 ” N, 26 ° 22 ’ 43.21 ” E, black alder grove in stream valley, 08.05.2019, 1 ex.; same location, meadow with cereals, 3 ex.; same location, edge of field with Urtica sp., 7 ex.; Krevo settl., 54 ° 18 ’ 32.78 ” N, 26 ° 16 ’ 59.38 ” E, lawn near the castle, under the stones, 08.05.2019, 1 ex.; Volkovysk Distr., Yubilejny vill., 53 ° 15 ’ 45.90 ” N, 24 ° 34 ’ 15.38 ” E meadow near the pond, 07.05.2019, 1 ex.; 2 km NW of Neverovichi vill., 53 ° 16 ’ 42.49 ” N, 24 ° 32 ’ 51.90 ” E, wasteland, ditch near the chalk quarry, 07.05.2019, 5 ex. Minsk Reg.: Dzerzhinsk Distr., 53 ° 37 ’ 53.29 ” N, 27 ° 03 ’ 35.60 ” E, black alder forest, 04.05.2019, 3 ex.; Kletsk Distr., Gritsevichi vill. env., 52 ° 58 ’ 05.05 ” N, 26 ° 42 ’ 41.98 ” E, meadow in the floodplain of Lan’ River, 09.08.2020, 29 ex.; Krupki Distr., 54 ° 26 ’ 31.13 ” N, 29 ° 18 ’ 43.06 ” E, field, 28.08.2020, 2 ex.; Logoisk Distr., Pleshchenitsy vill. env., 54 ° 24 ’ 9.68 ” N, 27 ° 52 ’ 47.10 ” E, 04.05.2019, 1 ex.; Gorbovshchina vill. env., 54 ° 27 ’ 38.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 18.30 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 08.08.2020, 5 ex.; Molodechno Distr., Molodechno env., 54 ° 19 ’ 19.02 ” N, 26 ° 55 ’ 27.01 ” E, meadow in Usha River floodplain, 08.08.2020, 4 ex.; Myadel Distr., bank of Myadel Lake, 54 ° 57 ’ 07.02 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 23.44 ” E, black alder forest, 09.05.2019, 14 ex.; bank of Rossokhi Lake, 54 ° 58 ’ 17.83 ” N, 26 ° 52 ’ 12.14 ” E, black alder forest, 09.05.2019, 6 ex. Puhovichi Distr., Pestun vill. env., 53 ° 32 ’ 30.80 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 19.69 ” E, meadow in Svisloch’ River floodplain, 12.08.2020, 27 ex.; Slutsk Distr., Chervonaya Storonka vill. env., 53 ° 08 ’ 42.28 ” N, 27 ° 51 ’ 35.30 ” E, black alder forest with Carex, 10.08.2020, 9 ex.; Staryya Darohi Distr., Solon vill. env., 53 ° 02 ’ 33.07 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 4.97 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 11.08.2020, 1 ex.; Stolbtsy Distr., Sula vill. env., 53 ° 35 ’ 27.60 ” N, 26 ° 40 ’ 14.09 ” E, black alder forest, 5 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 49.28 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 30.67 ” E, botanical garden, flower bed, 05.06.2020, 16 ex., tree nursery, 1 ex., compost, 5 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Byalynichy Distr., Rudnya vill. env., 53 ° 56 ’ 35.99 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 47.80 ” E, wet meadow with black alder trees in stream valley, 12.08.2020, 8 ex.; Bykhov Distr., Prybor vill. env., 53 ° 28 ’ 23.44 ” N, 30 ° 20 ’ 18.06 ” E, floodplain meadow in Dnieper River valley, 09.05.2014, 1 ex. Glusk Distr., Simonovichi vill. env., 53 ° 04 ’ 14.48 ” N, 28 ° 35 ’ 52.84 ” E, drained black alder forest, 10.08.2020, 6 ex.; Klimavichy Distr., Lozovitsa vill. env., 53 ° 32 ’ 24.25 ” N, 32 ° 04 ’ 30.29 ” E, black alder forest with Filipendula sp. and Urtica sp., 17.05.2020, 4 ex.; Kostsyukovichy Distr., Kolodlivo vill., 53 ° 14 ’ 46.61 ” N, 32 ° 01 ’ 24.28 ” E, meadow in Besed’ River floodplain, 16.05.2020, 1 ex.; Krichev Distr., Krichev env., 53 ° 42 ’ 31.54 ” N, 31 ° 44 ’ 51.86 ” E, meadow in Sozh River flooplain, 17.05.2020, 45 ex.; Nanoskovo vill. env., 53 ° 47 ’ 58.78 ” N, 31 ° 48 ’ 57.20 ” E, bank of Oster River, 17.05.2020, 9 ex.; Osipovichi Distr., Dubrova vill. env., 53 ° 27 ’ 43.56 ” N, 28 ° 37 ’ 44.93 ” E, hornbeam-spruce-oak grove, 10.05.2014, 1 ex.; Lapichi vill. env., 53 ° 24 ’ 44.93 ” N, 28 ° 29 ’ 12.70 ” E, black alder forest in Svisloch River floodplain, 10.08.2020, 2 ex.; Slavgorod Distr., 2 km S of Gaishin vill., 53 ° 19 ’ 18.14 ” N, 31 ° 00 ’ 25.19 ” E, Salix shrubs in Sozh River valley, 28.07.2020, 2 ex.; Shklow Distr., Bolshoj Staryj Shklov vill., 54 ° 12 ’ 11.44 ” N, 30 ° 15 ’ 2.79 ” E, meadow in Serebryanka River valley, 03.08.2020, 2 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Braslav Distr., Braslav, 55 ° 38 ’ 30.89 ” N, 27 ° 02 ’ 26.71 ” E, lawn, 10.05.2019, 1 ex.; 5 km N of Dubrovka vill., 55 ° 23 ’ 39.30 ” N, 26 ° 56 ’ 56.90 ” E, Bel’mont forest, 28.09.2019, 82 ex.; Ahremovtsy vill., 55 ° 34 ’ 53.62 ” N, 27 ° 06 ’ 32.36 ” E, Bel’mont park, 28.09.2019, 4 ex.; Chashniki Distr., Pochaevichi vill. env., 54 ° 47 ’ 49.31 ” N, 29 ° 08 ’ 03.37 ” E, pasture, 28.08.2020, 6 ex.; Glubokoye Distr., Osinovka vill. env., 55 ° 12 ’ 45.72 ” N, 28 ° 14 ’ 35.56 ” E, grey alder forest, stream valley, Sho Lake env., 09.05.2019, 8 ex.; Dokshitsy Distr., Begoml env., 54 ° 43 ’ 53.26 ” N, 28 ° 07 ’ 28.88 ” E, cultivated meadow, 03.05.2019, 4 ex.; Zamostoch’e vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 17.60 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 56.60 ” E, spruce forest, in the soil under logs and in decaying wood, 08.08.2020, 1 ex.; Miory Distr., 1.5 km SW of Dolginovo vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 48.72 ” N, 27 ° 46 ’ 35.94 ” E, Volta River valley, mixed coniferous forest, 28.09.2019, 6 ex.; Miory town, 55 ° 37 ’ 15.24 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 06.84 ” E, garden, 20.10.2019, 1 ex.; Orsha Distr., Zaslonovka vill., 54 ° 31 ’ 03.00 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 51.00 ” E, under the fallen tree, 08.05.2019, 2 ex.; Zabolotye vill., 54 ° 32 ’ 24.36 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 47.64 ” E, mixed coniferous forest, 16.08.2019, 6 ex.; Postavy Distr., 55 ° 04 ’ 16.82 ” N, 27 ° 24 ’ 03.20 ” E, grey alder forest, 09.05.2019, 5 ex.; Rossony Distr., Mezhevo vill. env., 55 ° 56 ’ 49.13 ” N, 28 ° 53 ’ 24.65 ” E, black alder forest, 18.08.2020, 21 ex.; Tofeli vill. env., 55 ° 47 ’ 52.76 ” N, 28 ° 53 ’ 34.26 ” E, black alder forest, 18.08.2020, 13 ex.; Senno Distr., Senno env., 54 ° 48 ’ 21.06 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 50.89 ” E, field, cereals, 28.08.2020, 1 ex.; Luzhki station env., 54 ° 45 ’ 38.56 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 20.35 ” E, Dobrin’ka River vall., black alder forest, 13.06.2020, 24 ex.; Talachyn Distr., Ozertsy vill., 54 ° 25 ’ 26.40 ” N, 29 ° 46 ’ 01.92 ” E, park, 07.10.2019, 3 ex. Verkhnedvinsk Distr., Sar’ya vill., 55 ° 54 ’ 38.52 ” N, 27 ° 53 ’ 18.96 ” E, park, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 29.09.2019, 3 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Luchesa station env., 55 ° 08 ’ 58.67 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 45.31 ” E, mixed coniferous forest, under the fallen tree, 11.11.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 37.45 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 21.47 ” E, lawn, 21.11.2019, 7 ex.; Grishany vill., 55 ° 10 ’ 55.55 ” N, 30 ° 07 ’ 07.15 ” E, meadow, 17.08.2020, 1 ex.; Luzhesno vill., 55 ° 15 ’ 12.37 ” N, 30 ° 08 ’ 37.13 ” E, Luzhesnyanka River valley, 18.08.2020, 1 ex., forest, 1 ex.; Shultsevo vill., 55 ° 08 ’ 31.66 ” N, 30 ° 18 ’ 33.35 ” E, garden, 17.08.2020, 1 ex. Note: O. lacteum is known to be represented by populations with different body size (Heethoff et al. 2003). In Belarus, it is represented by three genetic lineages (Shekhovtsov et al. 2014, 2020 b). It might be possible that these lineages represent distinct taxa.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFF6FFD8FF68A542FE129182.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 2 d): Gomel Reg.: Zhitkovichi Distr., 2 km NE of Hlupin vill., 52 ° 04 ’ 06.58 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 22.68 ” E, floodplain oak forest, 13.05.2014, 1 ex.; Sluch station env., 52 ° 13 ’ 09.12 ” N, 27 ° 33 ’ 08.64 ” E, floodplain oak forest, 16.05.2014, 1 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Bykhov Distr., Prybor vill. env., 53 ° 28 ’ 23.44 ” N, 30 ° 20 ’ 18.06 ” E, floodplain meadow in Dnieper River valley, 09.05.2014, 1 ex.; Krichev Distr., Nanoskovo vill. env., 53 ° 47 ’ 58.78 ” N, 31 ° 48 ’ 57.20 ” E, bank of Oster River, 17.05.2020, 12 ex.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFF6FFD8FF68A3FDFBC093AA.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 2 d): Minsk Reg.: Minsk Distr., near Ptich railway station, floodplain of the Ptich River.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFF6FFC6FF68A73BFEB69654.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 2 e): Brest Reg.: Kamenets Distr., 3.4 km SE of Lyatskie vill., 52 ° 35 ’ 17.88 ” N, 23 ° 52 ’ 30.32 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest with spruce, 06.05.2019, 5 ex.; Pinsk Distr., Izin vill. env., 52 ° 02 ’ 28.88 ” N, 25 ° 55 ’ 32.38 ” E, 18.05.2014, 1 ex.; Pruzhany Distr., Vybrody vill., 52 ° 44 ’ 26.16 ” N, 24 ° 11 ’ 47.44 ” E, in forest litter, 07.05.2019, 6 ex. Stolin Distr., Tereblichi vill., 52 ° 0 ’ 36.69 ” N, 27 ° 26 ’ 24.31 ” E, in a dung heap, 25.07.2020, 11 ex. Gomel Reg.: Chechersk Distr., Volosovichi vill. env., 52 ° 59 ’ 10.68 ” N, 31 ° 09 ’ 16.09 ” E, black alder forest, 16.05.2020, 1 ex.; Gomel, 52 ° 25 ’ 23.15 ” N, 31 ° 01 ’ 0.27 ” E, park, 21.10.2020, 2 ex.; Lelchitsy Distr., Markovskoe vill. env., 51 ° 42 ’ 43.74 ” N, 28 ° 11 ’ 08.02 ” E, bank of Ubort River, under the bark of a fallen tree, 26.07.2020, 17 ex.; Loev Distr., Sutkovo vill. env., 52 ° 01 ’ 54.77 ” N, 30 ° 41 ’ 32.68 ” E, black alder forest, 15.05.2020, 7 ex.; Mozyr Distr., Mozyr Distr., Mozyr town, 52 ° 01 ’ 50.41 ” N, 29 ° 15 ’ 24.98 ” E, deciduous forest in a ravine, 13.05.2020, 1 ex.; Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest, 12.05.2014, 1 ex.; same location, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 13.05.2020, 3 ex.; Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 58.47 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 57.81 ” E, shrubs on the Pripyat’ River bank, 1 ex.; Zhitkovichi Distr., Hlupin vill. env., 52 ° 04 ’ 12.97 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 20.27 ” E, floodplain oak forest, bank of a lake, in the soil, 23.07.2020, 46 ex., under the bark of oak, 3 ex.; Sluch station env., Sluch River grassy floodplain, 52 ° 13 ’ 13.19 ” N, 27 ° 32 ’ 58.74 ” E, 23.07.2020, 32 ex.; Zhitkovichi Distr., Bechanskaya Buda vill. env., 52 ° 01 ’ 32.52 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 50.52 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest, 13.05.2014, 1 ex. Grodno Reg.: Lida Distr., Biskuptsy vill. env., 53 ° 50 ’ 25.44 ” N, 25 ° 34 ’ 19.16 ” E, meadow, 08.05.2019, 2 ex. Minsk Reg.: Borisov Distr., Brody vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 11.99 ” N, 28 ° 14 ’ 23.42 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, black alder forest in Berezina Riv. floodplain, 07.08.2020, 2 ex.; Dzerzhinsk Distr., 53 ° 37 ’ 53.29 ” N, 27 ° 03 ’ 35.60 ” E, black alder forest, 04.05.2019, 1 ex.; Krupki Distr., 54 ° 26 ’ 31.13 ” N, 29 ° 18 ’ 43.06 ” E, field, 28.08.2020, 3 ex.; Logojsk Distr., Gorbovshchina vill. env., 54 ° 27 ’ 38.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 18.30 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 08.08.2020, 1 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 52.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 4.04 ” E, botanical garden, compost, 05.05.2020, 3 ex.; Staryya Darohi Distr., Solon vill. env., 53 ° 02 ’ 33.07 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 04.97 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 11.08.2020, 6 ex.; Myadel Distr., 54 ° 57 ’ 07.88 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 22.46 ” E, bank of Myadel Lake, onshore sediment, 09.05.2019, 5 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Byalynichy Distr., Rudnya vill. env., 53 ° 56 ’ 35.99 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 47.80 ” E, wet meadow with black alder trees in stream valley, 12.08.2020, 2 ex.; Horki Distr., Horki town, 54 ° 18 ’ 01.67 ” N, 30 ° 57 ’ 42.78 ” E, Orshanka lake shore, 14.08.2020, 13 ex.; Klimavichy Distr., Lozovitsa vill. env., 53 ° 32 ’ 24.25 ” N, 32 ° 04 ’ 30.29 ” E, black alder forest with Filipendula sp. and Urtica sp., 17.05.2020, 1 ex.; Osipovichi Distr., Lapichi vill. env., 53 ° 24 ’ 44.93 ” N, 28 ° 29 ’ 12.70 ” E, black alder forest in Svisloch River floodplain, 12.08.2020, 8 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Beshenkovichy Distr., Dashkovo vill., 55 ° 03 ’ 06.48 ” N, 29 ° 42 ’ 54.00 ” E, 19.05.2019, 6 ex.; Braslav Distr., 2 km E of Keziki vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 19.27 ” N, 27 ° 05 ’ 14.68 ” E, black alder forest, under the bark of fallen trees, 27.09.2019, 31 ex.; Ahremovtsy vill., 55 ° 34 ’ 53.62 ” N, 27 ° 06 ’ 32.36 ” E, Bel’mont park, 28.09.2019, 4 ex.; 1 km SW of Ust’e vill., 55 ° 41 ’ 14.24 ” N, 27 ° 08 ’ 15.83 ” E, Nedrovo Lake env., black alder forest with Rubus caesius, 27.09.2019, 3 ex.; 3 km S of Bogino vill., 55 ° 23 ’ 33.94 ” N, 26 ° 47 ’ 57.80 ” E, Boginskoe Lake shore grey alder forest with Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 28.09.2019, 1 ex.; Chashniki Distr., Novolukoml’ env., 54 ° 38 ’ 58.13 ” N, 29 ° 06 ’ 30.56 ” E, bank of Lukoml Lake, onshore sediment, 28.08.2020, 9 ex.; Dokshytsy Distr., Zamostoch’e vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 17.60 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 56.60 ” E, spruce forest, in the soil under logs and in decaying wood, 08.08.2020, 6 ex.; Lepel Distr., Domzheritsy vill. env., 54 ° 45 ’ 5.29 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 14.76 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, spruce forest, in the soil under logs, 07.08.2020, 9 ex.; Polotsk Distr., Polota vill. env., 55 ° 36 ’ 3.13 ” N, 29 ° 08 ’ 49.13 ” E, wasteland with Urtica sp. at the edge of pasture and swamp, 19.08.2020, 1 ex.; Rossony Distr., 1.8 km S of Lyut’kovo vill., 55 ° 55 ’ 39.14 ” N, 29 ° 5 ’ 20.84 ” E, island on Neshcherdo Lake, mixed coniferous forest, 22.08.2014, 1 ex.; Senno Distr., Pogrebyonka vill. env., 54 ° 50 ’ 16.64 ” N, 30 ° 23 ’ 56.05 ” E, coniferous forest, 17.08.2020, 4 ex.; Talachyn Distr., Ozertsy vill., 54 ° 25 ’ 26.40 ” N, 29 ° 46 ’ 01.92 ” E, park, 07.10.2019, 2 ex. Verkhnedvinsk Distr., Sar’ya vill., 55 ° 54 ’ 38.52 ” N, 27 ° 53 ’ 18.96 ” E, park under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 29.09.2019, 37 ex.; Leonishino vill. env., 55 ° 48 ’ 04.68 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 58.68 ” E, Svol’na Riv. valley, grey alder forest with Aegopodium podagraria, Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 29.09.2019, 7 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Bol’shuhi vill., 55 ° 12 ’ 10.44 ” N, 30 ° 38 ’ 17.16 ” E, 06.10.2019, 2 ex.; Kraeva station env., 55 ° 14 ’ 51.69 ” N, 29 ° 50 ’ 31.70 ” E, mixed coniferous forest, under the bark of fallen trees, 07.04.2019, 6 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 37.45 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 21.47 ” E, lawn, 21.11.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Orlovo vill., 55 ° 6 ’ 30.90 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 2.97 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 1 ex. Note: D. r. tenuis and D. r. subrubicundus are considered as either subspecies or morphs of D. rubidus. D. r. tenuis is thought to be the parthenogenetic race of D. rubidus rubidus (Csuzdi, Zicsi, 2003), while D. r. subrubicundus has certain morphological differences from the nominative subspecies. These taxa occur in sympatry, and so do not comply to the definition of subspecies (Mayr, 1982). In addition, both our data and the analysis of Csuzdi et al. (2017) demonstrated that there are no genetic differences between these taxa. Thus we do not treat these taxa as subspecies.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFE8FFC7FF68A189FABB92A5.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 2 f):	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFE8FFC7FF68A189FABB92A5.taxon	materials_examined	Brest Reg.: Baranovichi Distr., 53 ° 12 ’ 29.45 ” N, 26 ° 06 ’ 35.53 ” E, black alder forest on the bank of Shchara River, 04.05.2019, 2 ex.; Kamenets Distr., 3.4 km SE of Lyatskie vill., 52 ° 35 ’ 17.88 ” N, 23 ° 52 ’ 30.32 ” E, hornbeamoak forest with spruce, 06.05.2019, 17 ex.; bank of Lyatskie reservoir, 52 ° 37 ’ 32.84 ” N, 23 ° 51 ’ 33.55 ” E, onshore sediment, 06.05.2019, 2 ex.; same location, black alder forest, 1 ex.; Pinsk Distr., Izin vill. env., 52 ° 02 ’ 28.88 ” N, 25 ° 55 ’ 32.38 ” E, 18.05.2014, 1 ex.; Konyukhi vill. env., 52 ° 0 ’ 53.66 ” N, 26 ° 25 ’ 21.38 ” E, floodplain of Styr River, 17.05.2014, 1 ex.; Pruzhany Distr., Vybrody vill., 52 ° 44 ’ 26.16 ” N, 24 ° 11 ’ 47.44 ” E, black alder forest, 07.05.2019, 7 ex.; Stolin Distr., 9 km SW of Tereblichi vill., 51 ° 58 ’ 25.70 ” N, 27 ° 25 ’ 1.29 ” E, 17.05.2014, 1 ex.; 18 km S of Tereblichi vill., 51 ° 51 ’ 25.90 ” N, 27 ° 24 ’ 2.30 ” E, dry pine forest (Pinus sylvestris), under pine bark, 24.07.2020, 1 ex. Gomel Reg.: Bragin Distr., Vyal’e vill. env., 51 ° 32 ’ 18.89 ” N, 30 ° 29 ’ 40.65 ” E, black alder forest with Carex, 14.05.2020, 4 ex.; Vyal’e vill. env., 51 ° 33 ’ 16.50 ” N, 30 ° 30 ’ 04.30 ” E, edge of Morozovka Riv. floodplain, forest litter and soil, 8 ex.; Chechersk Distr., Volosovichi vill. env., 52 ° 59 ’ 10.68 ” N, 31 ° 09 ’ 16.09 ” E, black alder forest, 16.05.2020, 6 ex.; Gomel Distr., Chonki vill. env., 52 ° 19 ’ 21.30 ” N, 30 ° 57 ’ 11.29 ” E, oak-black alder forest, near the oxbow, 10.06.2014, 1 ex.; Dobrush vill., 52 ° 10 ’ 42.76 ” N, 30 ° 43 ’ 13.39 ” E, canal bank, 16.05.2020, 1 ex.; Kalinkovichi Distr., Kozlovichi vill., 52 ° 22 ’ 39.47 ” N, 29 ° 21 ’ 02.38 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 24.10.2020, 1 ex.; Lelchitsy Distr., Markovskoe vill. env., 51 ° 42 ’ 43.74 ” N, 28 ° 11 ’ 08.02 ” E, bank of Ubort River, under the bark of a fallen tree, 26.07.2020, 2 ex.; Loev Distr., Sutkovo vill. env., 52 ° 01 ’ 54.77 ” N, 30 ° 41 ’ 32.68 ” E, black alder forest, 15.05.2020, 10 ex.; Mozyr Distr., Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest, 12.05.2014, 1 ex.; same location, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in forest litter, 13.05.2020, 6 ex.; Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 13.05.2020, 2 ex.; Mozyr, 52 ° 01 ’ 50.41 ” N, 29 ° 15 ’ 24.98 ” E, deciduous forest in a ravine, 13.05.2020, 2 ex.; Svetlogorsk Distr., 2.5 km N of Chirkovichi vill., 52 ° 40 ’ 55.51 ” N, 29 ° 39 ’ 34.90 ” E, meadow and willow bushes in floodplain of Berezina River, 28.07.2020, 2 ex.; Zhitkovichi Distr., 2 km NE of Hlupin vill., 52 ° 04 ’ 06.58 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 22.68 ” E, floodplain oak forest, 13.05.2014, 1 ex.; Sluch station env., 52 ° 13 ’ 09.12 ” N, 27 ° 33 ’ 08.64 ” E, floodplain oak forest, 16.05.2014, 1 ex.; same location, oak forest in Sluch River floodplain, under the bark of the aspen, 23.07.2020, 1 ex.; Bechanskaya Buda vill. env., 52 ° 01 ’ 32.52 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 50.52 ” E, hornbeamoak forest, 13.05.2014, 1 ex. Grodno Reg.: Lida Distr., Biskuptsy vill. env., 53 ° 50 ’ 25.44 ” N, 25 ° 34 ’ 19.16 ” E, meadow, 08.05.2019, 2 ex.; Mosty Distr., Pravye Mosty, 53 ° 25 ’ 40.55 ” N, 24 ° 38 ’ 10.54 ” E, black alder forest in Neman River floodplain, 07.05.2019, 2 ex.; Oshmyany Distr., Kozlovschina vill. env., 54 ° 12 ’ 51.23 ” N, 25 ° 57 ’ 58.10 ” E, black alder grove with maple, near the river, 08.05.2019, 2 ex.; Svisloch Distr., Kusentsy vill. env., 52 ° 57 ’ 25.45 ” N, 24 ° 22 ’ 39.32 ” E, meadow, 07.05.2019, 1 ex.; Smorgon Distr., 54 ° 22 ’ 17.36 ” N, 26 ° 22 ’ 43.21 ” E, black alder grove in stream valley, 08.05.2019, 2 ex.; Krevo settl., 54 ° 18 ’ 32.78 ” N, 26 ° 16 ’ 59.38 ” E, lawn near the castle, under the stones, 08.05.2019, 2 ex. Minsk Reg.: Borisov Distr., Brody vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 11.99 ” N, 28 ° 14 ’ 23.42 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, black alder forest in Berezina Riv. floodplain, 07.08.2020, 2 ex.; Kletsk Distr., Gritsevichi vill. env., 52 ° 58 ’ 05.05 ” N, 26 ° 42 ’ 41.98 ” E, meadow in the floodplain of Lan’ River, 09.08.2020, 1 ex.; Krupki Distr., 54 ° 26 ’ 31.13 ” N, 29 ° 18 ’ 43.06 ” E, field, 28.08.2020, 1 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 52.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 04.04 ” E, botanical garden, compost, 05.05.2020, 1 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 49.28 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 30.67 ” E, botanical garden, medicinal plant area, 05.05.2020, 2 ex.; Myadel Distr., bank of Rossokhi Lake, 54 ° 58 ’ 17.83 ” N, 26 ° 52 ’ 12.14 ” E, black alder forest, 07.08.2014, 1 ex., 09.05.2019, 5 ex.; Puhovichi Distr., Pestun vill. env., 53 ° 32 ’ 30.80 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 19.69 ” E, meadow in Svisloch’ River floodplain, 12.08.2020, 2 ex.; Slutsk Distr., Chervonaya Storonka vill. env., 53 ° 08 ’ 42.28 ” N, 27 ° 51 ’ 35.30 ” E, black alder forest with Carex sp., 10.08.2020, 3 ex.; Staryya Darohi Distr., Solon vill. env., 53 ° 02 ’ 33.07 ” N, 28 ° 09 ’ 4.97 ” E, black alder forest with Urtica sp., 11.08.2020, 13 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Byalynichy Distr., Rudnya vill. env., 53 ° 56 ’ 35.99 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 47.80 ” E, wet meadow with black alder trees in stream valley, 12.08.2020, 2 ex.; Bykhov Distr., Prybor vill. env., 53 ° 28 ’ 23.44 ” N, 30 ° 20 ’ 18.06 ” E, floodplain meadow in Dnieper River valley, 09.05.2014, 1 ex.; Glusk Distr., Simonovichi vill. env., 53 ° 04 ’ 14.48 ” N, 28 ° 35 ’ 52.84 ” E, drained black alder forest, 10.08.2020, 8 ex.; Klimavichy Distr., Lozovitsa vill. env., 53 ° 32 ’ 24.25 ” N, 32 ° 04 ’ 30.29 ” E, black alder forest with Filipendula sp. and Urtica sp., 17.05.2020, 2 ex.; Kostsyukovichy Distr., Kolodlivo vill., 53 ° 14 ’ 46.61 ” N, 32 ° 01 ’ 24.28 ” E, meadow in Besed’ River floodplain, 16.05.2020, 1 ex.; Krichev Distr., Nanoskovo vill. env., 53 ° 47 ’ 52.53 ” N, 31 ° 49 ’ 01.27 ” E, Oster River valley, deciduous grove, 08.05.2014, 1 ex.; Nanoskovo vill. env., 53 ° 47 ’ 58.78 ” N, 31 ° 48 ’ 57.20 ” E, bank of Oster River, 17.05.2020, 2 ex.; Krugloe Distr., Skuraty vill. env., 54 ° 16 ’ 07.72 ” N, 29 ° 42 ’ 06.37 ” E, cereal field, 01.08.2020, 2 ex.; Osipovichi Distr., Dubrova vill. env., 53 ° 27 ’ 43.56 ” N, 28 ° 37 ’ 44.93 ” E, hornbeam-spruce oak grove, 10.05.2014, 1 ex.; Osipovichi Distr., Lapichi vill. env., 53 ° 24 ’ 44.93 ” N, 28 ° 29 ’ 12.70 ” E, black alder forest in Svisloch River floodplain, 10.08.2020, 7 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Braslav Distr., 1 km SE of Keziki vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 11.45 ” N, 27 ° 03 ’ 49.41 ” E, bank of Strusto Lake, lawn at the edge of the black alder grove, 27.09.2019, 2 ex.; 2 km E of Keziki vill., 55 ° 43 ’ 19.27 ” N, 27 ° 05 ’ 14.68 ” E, black alder forest, under the bark of fallen trees, 27.09.2019, 15 ex.; 5 km N of Dubrovka vill., 55 ° 23 ’ 39.30 ” N, 26 ° 56 ’ 56.90 ” E, Belmont forest, 28.09.2019, 1 ex.; 3 km S of Bogino vill., 55 ° 23 ’ 33.94 ” N, 26 ° 47 ’ 57.80 ” E, Boginskoe Lake shore, grey alder forest with Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 28.09.2019, 1 ex.; 1 km SW of Ust’e vill., 55 ° 41 ’ 14.24 ” N, 27 ° 08 ’ 15.83 ” E, Nedrovo Lake env., black alder forest with Rubus caesius, 27.09.2019, 7 ex.; Chashniki Distr., Novolukoml’ env., 54 ° 38 ’ 58.13 ” N, 29 ° 06 ’ 30.56 ” E, bank of Lukoml Lake, onshore sediment, 28.08.2020, 1 ex.; Dokshytsy Distr., Zamostoch’e vill. env., 54 ° 39 ’ 17.60 ” N, 27 ° 55 ’ 56.60 ” E, spruce forest, in the soil under logs and in decaying wood, 08.08.2020, 3 ex.; Lepel Distr., Domzheritsy vill. env., 54 ° 45 ’ 5.29 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 14.76 ” E, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, spruce forest, in the soil under logs, 07.08.2020, 5 ex.; Rossony Distr., Tofeli vill. env., 55 ° 47 ’ 52.76 ” N, 28 ° 53 ’ 34.26 ” E, black alder forest, 18.08.2020, 1 ex.; Senno Distr., Senno env., 54 ° 48 ’ 21.06 ” N, 29 ° 38 ’ 50.89 ” E, field, cereals, 28.08.2020, 1 ex.; Luzhki station env., 54 ° 45 ’ 38.56 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 20.35 ” E, Dobrin’ka River vall., black alder forest, 13.06.2020, 2 ex.; Verkhnedvinsk Distr., Sar’ya vill., 55 ° 54 ’ 38.52 ” N, 27 ° 53 ’ 18.96 ” E, park under the bark of fallen trees and in the soil, 29.09.2019, 5 ex.; Leonishino vill. env., 55 ° 48 ’ 04.68 ” N, 28 ° 18 ’ 58.68 ” E, Svol’na Riv. valley, grey alder forest with Aegopodium podagraria, Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 29.09.2019, 9 ex.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFE8FFC7FF68A189FABB92A5.taxon	discussion	Note: Belarusian populations of D. octaedra are genetically similar to other European populations.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFE9FFC4FF68A66DFB5295FC.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 3 a): Brest Reg.: Stolin Distr., Tereblichi vill., 52 ° 0 ’ 36.69 ” N, 27 ° 26 ’ 24.31 ” E, in a dung heap, 25.07.2020, 60 ex. Gomel Reg.: Lelchitsy Distr., Markovskoe vill. env., 51 ° 42 ’ 43.74 ” N, 28 ° 11 ’ 08.02 ” E, bank of Ubort River, under the bark of a fallen tree, 26.07.2020, 7 ex.; Mozyr Distr., Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 44.70 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 32.10 ” E, hornbeam-oak forest in the ravine, under the bark of fallen trees and in forest litter, 13.05.2020, 2 ex. Minsk Reg.: Kletsk Distr., Babaevichi vill. env., 53 ° 01 ’ 39.32 ” N, 26 ° 38 ’ 4.52 ” E, farm, in manure, 09.08.2020, 2 ex.; Minsk, 53 ° 54 ’ 52.70 ” N, 27 ° 37 ’ 04.04 ” E, botanical garden, compost, 05.05.2020, 30 ex.; Myadel Distr., bank of Naroch Lake, 54 ° 52 ’ 05.45 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 33.48 ” E, onshore sediment, 08.05.2019, 35 ex.; Nesvizh Distr., Petuhovshchina vill., 53 ° 19 ’ 01.16 ” N, 26 ° 39 ’ 24.44 ” E, in manure, 09.08.2020, 51 ex. Mogilev Reg.: Horki Distr., Horki town, 54 ° 18 ’ 1.67 ” N, 30 ° 57 ’ 42.78 ” E, Orshanka lake shore, 14.08.2020, 5 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Beshenkovichy Distr., Dashkovo vill., 55 ° 03 ’ 06.48 ” N, 29 ° 42 ’ 54.00 ” E, 19.05.2019, 131 ex.; Braslav Distr., Braslav, 55 ° 38 ’ 30.89 ” N, 27 ° 02 ’ 26.71 ” E, lawn, 10.05.2019, 1 ex.; 3 km S of Bogino vill., 55 ° 23 ’ 33.94 ” N, 26 ° 47 ’ 57.80 ” E, Boginskoe Lake shore grey alder forest with Urtica sp. and Rubus caesius, 28.09.2019, 4 ex.; Chashniki Distr., Novolukoml’ env., 54 ° 38 ’ 58.13 ” N, 29 ° 06 ’ 30.56 ” E, bank of Lukoml Lake, onshore sediment, 28.08.2020, 32 ex.; Glubokoe Distr., Mosar vill., 55 ° 13 ’ 25.44 ” N, 27 ° 27 ’ 36.67 ” E, garden, 10.05.2019, 2 ex.; Liozna Distr., 2, 5 km SE of Shapechino vill. env., 54 ° 59 ’ 0.14 ” N, 30 ° 20 ’ 34.95 ” E, coniferous forest, 24.08.2020, 5 ex.; Miory Distr., Miory town, 55 ° 37 ’ 15.24 ” N, 27 ° 36 ’ 06.84 ” E, garden, 20.10.2019, 29 ex.; Orsha Distr., Nizhnyaya Veravoisha vill., 54 ° 30 ’ 55.44 ” N, 30 ° 15 ’ 50.76 ” E, in manure, 07.05.2019, 9 ex.; Zaslonovka vill., 54 ° 31 ’ 03.72 ” N, 30 ° 18 ’ 0.36 ” E, garden, 08.05.2019, 1 ex. Senno Distr., Pogrebyonka vill. env., 54 ° 50 ’ 16.64 ” N, 30 ° 23 ’ 56.05 ” E, coniferous forest, 17.08.2020, 5 ex.; Vitebsk Distr., Bol’shuhi vill., 55 ° 12 ’ 10.44 ” N, 30 ° 38 ’ 17.16 ” E, 06.10.2019, 11 ex.; Kraeva station env., 55 ° 14 ’ 45.92 ” N, 29 ° 50 ’ 28.78 ” E, garden, 07.04.2019, 1 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 12 ’ 0.97 ” N, 30 ° 12 ’ 49.95 ” E, botanical garden, 16.10.2019, 2 ex.; Vitebsk, 55 ° 10 ’ 37.45 ” N, 30 ° 10 ’ 21.47 ” E, lawn, 21.11.2019, 3 ex.; Orlovo vill., 55 ° 06 ’ 30.90 ” N, 30 ° 17 ’ 02.97 ” E, forest, 24.08.2020, 2 ex. Note: Belarusian populations of E. fetida are genetically similar to other European populations.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFEAFFC5FF68A6FCFF5E962C.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 3 b): Mogilev Reg.: Cherikov Distr., Cherikov Reserve; Klichev Distr., near Klichev, floodplain biogeocenosis, 3 ex. Note: E. nordenskioldi gets rare in the western part of its distribution, so it is hard to tell where the western boundary of this species is. According to Vsevolodova-Perel (1997), it lies at about 34 ºE and thus well east of Belarus. The locations mentioned in Syamyonava and Anisimava (1992) and Maksimova (2016) were examined by us, and this species was not found. It is well possible that the findings of E. nordenskioldi were the result of misidentification, but we cannot rule out the possibility that this species can be found in Belarus, albeit in very low numbers.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFEBFFC5FF68A51DFC2091F2.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 3 d): Gomel Reg.: Bragin Distr., Vyal’e vill. env., 51 ° 33 ’ 17.40 ” N, 30 ° 30 ’ 02.30 ” E, edge of Morozovka Riv. floodplain, in onshore sediment and under stones, 15.05.2020, 1 ex. Note: DNA sequences of this specimen of E. t. hercynia strongly differ from those of E. t. tetraedra. No sequences of E. t. hercynia are available in public databases so far.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFEBFFC5FF68A1C1FABA9217.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 3 c):	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFEBFFC5FF68A1C1FABA9217.taxon	materials_examined	Brest Reg.: Baranovichi Distr., 53 ° 12 ’ 29.45 ” N, 26 ° 06 ’ 35.53 ” E, black alder forest on the bank of Shchara River, 04.05.2019, 1 ex.; Kamenets Distr., bank of Lyatskie reservoir, 52 ° 37 ’ 32.84 ” N, 23 ° 51 ’ 33.55 ” E, onshore sediment, 06.05.2019, 1 ex. Gomel Reg.: Bragin Distr., Vyal’e vill. env., 51 ° 32 ’ 18.89 ” N, 30 ° 29 ’ 40.65 ” E, black alder forest with Carex, 14.05.2020, 2 ex.; Vyal’e vill. env., 51 ° 33 ’ 17.40 ” N, 30 ° 30 ’ 02.30 ” E, edge of Morozovka Riv. floodplain, in onshore sediment and under stones, 15.05.2020, 8 ex.; Gomel Distr., Chonki vill. env., 52 ° 19 ’ 21.30 ” N, 30 ° 57 ’ 11.29 ” E, oakblack alder forest, near the oxbow, 10.06.2014, 1 ex.; Loev Distr., Sutkovo vill. env., 52 ° 01 ’ 54.77 ” N, 30 ° 41 ’ 32.68 ” E, black alder forest, 15.05.2020, 49 ex.; Mozyr Distr., Strel’sk vill. env., 51 ° 56 ’ 58.47 ” N, 29 ° 26 ’ 57.81 ” E, shrubs on the Pripyat’ River bank, 13.05.2020, 1 ex.; Rechitsa Distr., Rudnya Zhigal’skaya vill. env., 52 ° 09 ’ 54.97 ” N, 30 ° 37 ’ 06.63 ” E, floodplain of Dnieper River, willow grove, 14.05.2020, 3 ex. Minsk Reg.: Myadel Distr., bank of Naroch Lake, 54 ° 52 ’ 05.45 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 33.48 ” E, onshore sediment, 08.05.2019, 4 ex.; 54 ° 57 ’ 07.88 ” N, 26 ° 51 ’ 22.46 ” E, bank of Myadel Lake, onshore sediment, 09.05.2019, 1 ex.; same location, black alder grove, 09.05.2019, 3 ex. Vitebsk Reg.: Chashniki Distr., Novolukoml’ env., 54 ° 38 ’ 58.13 ” N, 29 ° 06 ’ 30.56 ” E, bank of Lukoml Lake, onshore sediment, 28.08.2020, 8 ex.; Senno Distr., Luzhki station env., 54 ° 45 ’ 38.56 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 20.35 ” E, bank of Dobrin’ka River, under the stones, 13.06.2020, 21 ex.; Luzhki station env., 54 ° 45 ’ 38.56 ” N, 30 ° 16 ’ 20.35 ” E, Dobrin’ka River vall., black alder forest, 13.06.2020, 1 ex.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
03E0D027FFEBFFC5FF68A1C1FABA9217.taxon	discussion	Note: Belarusian populations of E. tetraedra are genetically similar to other European populations.	en	Shekhovtsov, Sergei V., Derzhinsky, Yevgeniy A., Ermolov, Sergei A., Kim-Kashmenskaya, Maria N., Poluboyarova, Tatiana V., Kotsur, Vladimir M., Golovanova, Elena V. (2023): Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili). Zootaxa 5255 (1): 38-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.9
