On the earthworm fauna around Lake Izunuma-Uchinuma, northern Japan

Abstract

We conducted to collect earthworms in order to clarify the earthworm fauna around Lake Izunuma-Uchinuma. We could collect six speices of Megascolecidae including one undescribed species, and two species of Lumbricidae. To our knowledge, it is first time to record Apporectodea trapezioides (Dùges, 1828) in Tohoku district. Twenty nine previous described species of earthworms exist in Miyagi prefecture including our result.