Aporrectodea ( Örley, 1885 )

  • Male pore inconspicuous and transverse slits on usually much elevated glandular area which occupy xiv-xvi.
  • Prostomium epilobic.
  • Spermathecal pores usually located on segmens 9/10 and 10/11.
  • Seminal vesicles four pairs in ix-xii.
  • Gizzard in xvii.
  • Holandric.
  • Tubercula pubertatis absent.
  • Three species recorded in India viz.,

S. No Species Type locality Status
1 caliginosa Paris region,France Exotic
2 rosea rosea Paris, France Exotic
trapezoides Montpellier, France Exotic