INDEX

Aeanthodrilinae, 14, 78, 80, 82, 84, 87, 102

Acanthodrilus, 129

Aeolosoma, 34-36

Aeolosomatidae, 33, 34

African earthworms, 74

Agriodrilus, 31

Allolobophora, 62, 85, 111, 117-119, 128

Alluroides, 40, 41

Alluroididae, 40

Allurus, 45

Alma, 24, 49, 50, 60, 61, 95, 135

Alpine earthworms, 123

Alvania, 75, 115

American earthworms, 71

Amphichaeta, 37

Anachaeta, 42

Anatomy of earthworms, 1

Andiodrilus, 72, 74

Andiorrhinus, 72

Anteoides, 72

Anteus, 72

Antarctic earthworms, 86, 138

Aptodrilus, 72

Aquatic earthworms, 44

Aquatic families of worms, 30

Arctic earthworms, 88

Argilophilus, 93, 133

Asiatic earthworms, 80

Astacopsidrilus, 37, 38

Athecospermia, 39

Aulophorus, 36

Aurantina, 39

Australian earthworms, 83

Barriers to migration, 124

Beddardiella, 76, 95, 115

Benhamia, 72, 92

Bettonia, 76, 115

Bimastos, 117

Bogertia, 75, 114

Books and Memoirs upon earthworms, 144

Bothrioneuron, 38, 39

Branchiura, 38, 39, 70

Branchiodrilus, 36

Buttneriodrilus, 75, 115

Callidrilus, 48, 77

Cape of Good Hope, worms of, 76

Chaetogaster, 37

Chilota, 14, 72, 76, 77, 93, 126, 139

Claparedilla, 39

Climate and distribution, 120

Clitellio, 38, 39, 53

Cocoons of worms, 62, 127

Criodrilinae, 24, 62, 85, 140

Criodrilus, 24, 48, 49, 62, 72, 85, 92, 98

Dendrobaena, 85

Dero, 36, 37

Desmogaster, 81, 94

Diachaeta, 73

Diaphorodrilus, 76

Dichogaster, 15, 22, 28, 56, 72, 74, 76, 80, 82, 83, 84, 92, 99, 104, 116-120, 129, 134, 140

Didymogaster, 84

Digaster, 84

Dinodriloides, 87, 138

Dinodrilus, 16, 55, 87, 138

Diplocardia, 85, 133

Diplotrema, 83

Diporochaeta, 19, 80, 84, 87, 94, 111, 137

Dispersal of earthworms, 113

Drawida, 57, 81

Eclipidrilus, 39

Eisenia, 85, 108

Eiseniella, 41, 45, 46, 49, 66, 85

Eminoscolex, 75, 115

Enantiodrilus, 72

Enchytraeidae, 31, 41

Environment, 59

Eudichogaster, 80, 136, 141

Eudrilidae, 25, 26, 28, 29, 61, 66, 75, 78, 86, 116, 134

Eudrilus, 66, 75, 78, 79, 82, 83, 86, 97, 98, 101, 104, 105

Eudriloides, 27, 75, 114

Eupolygaster, 57, 81, 94

Eupolytoreutus, 76

Euscolex, 76, 95, 115

Eutyphoeus, 16, 17, 80

Families of worms, 14

Fimoscolex, 72

Fletcherodrilus, 26, 84

Fresh-water worms, 30, 44

Gardullaria, 76, 115

Genera, range of, 90

Geographical distribution, 129

Geoscolecidae, 20, 22, 23, 46, 59, 61, 71, 76, 79, 86, 104, 132, 134, 136, 137

Geoscolecinae, 22, 23, 71

Geoscolex (= Glossoscolex)

Glossoscolex, 23, 72-74

Glyphidrilus, 48, 49, 77, 79, 83, 98, 137, 140

Gordiodrilus, 76, 78, 81, 92, 99, 106, 135

Haplodrilus, 73

Haplotaxidae, 42

Haplotaxis, 31, 42

Heliodrilus, 75, 115

Helodrilus, 79, 85, 90, 91, 103, 108, 112, 117

Henlea, 41

Hesperodrilus, 38

Hesperoscolex, 23, 58, 72, 73

Holoscolex, 72, 76

Hoplochaetella, 80, 87, 93, 137

Hormogaster, 24, 85, 131, 142

Hormogastrinae, 24, 85

Howascolex, 78

Hyperiodrilus, 30, 75, 115, 117, 129

Hypogaeon, 111

Ilyodrilus, 38

Ilyogenia, 22, 73

Iridodrilus, 76, 115

India, earthworms of, 79

Japan, earthworms of, 131

Kerguelen, earthworms of, 139

Kaffania, 75, 115

Kerria, 18, 73, 99

Kynotus, 23, 24, 29, 78, 95, 97, 131, 136

Lampito, 78, 80

Lamprodrilus, 39, 40

Leptodrilus, 86, 111, 112, 138

Libyodrilus, 28, 75, 115

Light, influence of, 67

Limicolae, 30, 47, 58

Limnodriloides, 31, 38

Limnodrilus, 38, 44

Liodrilus, 73

Lophochaeta, 38

Lumbricidae, 38, 57, 61, 62, 83-86, 90, 103, 104, 107

Lumbriculidae, 37, 41, 48

Lumbriculus, 39

Lumbricus, 85, 90, 108, 120, 122

Lycodrilus, 38

Macrochaetina, 37

Madagascar, earthworms of, 77

Maheina, 14, 78

Malay region, earthworms of, 82, 137

Malodrilus, 76, 115

Man, his influence in distribution, 106, 123

Maoridrilus, 11, 14, 87, 95, 138, 141

Marine worms, 50

Megachaetina, 75, 114

Megadrili, 44, 50

Megascolecidae, 14, 22, 29, 61, 75, 76, 79, 82, 87, 92, 99, 103, 136

Megascolecinae, 19, 22, 80, 82, 84, 87, 136

Megascolex, 19, 55, 62, 64, 80, 84, 93, 99, 137

Megascolides, 80, 84, 87, 93, 133, 134, 136

Mesoporodrilus, 39

Metadrilus, 75, 114

Metascolex, 76, 115

Metschaina, 75, 114

Microchaetinae, 24, 48, 76, 134, 136, 137

Microchaetus, 23, 77, 95

Microdrili, 31

Microdrilus, 92

Microscolex, 14, 72, 74, 83, 84, 94, 99, 102, 103, 106, 107, 139, 141

Migration of earthworms, 113

Millsonia, 92

Moniligaster, 57, 81, 99

Moniligastridae, 29, 41, 57, 61, 81, 83, 86, 94, 98, 137

Naididae, 33-35

Naidium, 37

Nais, 37

Nannodrilus, 18, 76, 135

Nemertodrilus, 75, 115

Nematogenia, 76, 81, 104

Neodrilus, 87, 95, 138, 141

Neumanniella, 76, 115

New Zealand, earthworms of, 86

Nile, worm of, 50

Notiodrilus, 14-16, 20, 22, 37, 47, 52, 72, 74, 76, 77, 83, 84, 86, 91-94, 111, 122, 126, 134-139, 141

Notoscolex, 80, 84, 93, 137

Notykus, 75, 114

Ocnerodrilinae, 16, 32, 73, 76, 81, 136

Ocnerodrilus, 18, 22, 73, 76, 78, 81, 84, 92, 99, 133

Octochaetinae, 16, 80, 84

Octochaetus, 16, 62, 80, 87, 93, 94, 137

Octolasium, 85, 117

Oceanic islands, earthworms of, 109

Onychochaeta, 23, 72, 73

Opisthodrilus, 72

Papillae, 64

Paranais, 36, 125

Parascolex, 75, 115

Pareudrilus, 75, 115

Patagonia, worms of, 139

Pelodrilus, 42, 111, 112

Peloryctes, 39

Peregrine species, 96

Pereiodrilus, 87, 138

Perichaetidae, 104

Perionyx, 19, 22, 82, 84, 95, 99

Perionychella, 84

Periscolex, 23, 56, 72, 73

Perissogaster, 84

Pheretima, 19, 23, 55, 60-64, 73, 78, 80, 82, 84, 90, 94, 99, 102, 104, 105, 110, 111, 122-124, 131, 135, 138, 141

Phreatothrix, 39

Phreodrilidae, 37

Phreodrilus, 37, 38, 70, 111

Phreodriloides, 38

Phreoryctes (= Haplotaxis)

Plagiochaeta, 15, 55, 87, 111, 138

Platydrilus, 75, 114

Pleurophleps, 35

Plionogaster, 19, 29, 82

Plutellus, 80, 84, 87, 93, 95, 111, 133, 134, 136, 137

Polytoreutus, 25, 26, 58, 76

Pontodrilus, 50, 51, 125

Pontoscolex, 20, 22, 23, 66, 72-74, 78, 79, 82, 83, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 104, 105, 111

Preussiella, 75, 115

Pristina, 37

Psammoryctes, 38

Pygmæodrilus, 76

Reithrodrilus, 75, 114

Rhinodrilus, 72, 73

Rhizodrilus, 39

Rhododrilus, 86, 111, 138

Rhynchelmis, 39

Ripistes, 86

Rosadrilus, 75, 115

Sea-shore, worms of, 50

Sea as a barrier, 124

Schmardaella, 36

Senses of worms, 65

Sparganophilus, 24, 47, 85, 92, 132

Spenceriella, 80, 84, 87

Structure (see Anatomy)

Stuhlmannia, 75, 114, 117

Stylaria, 37

Stylodrilus, 39

Sutroa, 39

Systematic arrangement, 14

Teleudrilus, 76, 115

Teleutoscolex, 39, 40

Teleutoreutus, 76, 115

Telmatodrilus, 38

Temperature and distribution, 120

Thamnodrilus (see Rhinodrilus)

Titanus, 23

Tokea, 87, 134

Trichochaeta, 23, 53

Trichodrilus, 39

Trigaster, 80, 84, 85

Trigastrinae, 15, 72, 80, 82, 84, 136

Tritogenia, 77

Tubifex, 38, 44

Tubificidae, 33, 37, 38, 48

Tykonus, 72

Urobenus, 72

Urochaeta, 20

Vejdovskyella, 37

Vermiculus, 39

Woodwardia, 80, 82, 84, 93

Yagansia, 14, 72, 74, 76, 93

Zapotecia, 85

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