Bimastos Moore, 1893

  • Pigmentation red-violet at least dorsal on the several first segments.
  • Prostomium epi- or tanylobous.
  • Setae strictly or moderately paired.
  • Clitellum annular or saddle-shaped.
  • Spermathecae usually lacking, if present, frequently empty in 9/10 10/11 and open in setal line c.
  • Tubercula pubertatis usually lacking.
  • Male pore on xv large, just above setal line e.
  • Female pore small on xiv just above setae b.
  • Holandric, two pairs of testes in x, xi and two pairs of seminal vesicles in xi, xii (sometimes lacking or three pairs in ix, x, xi).
  • Three species recorded in India viz.,

S. No Species Type locality Status
1 eiseni Deer garden, near Copenhagen, Denmark Exotic
2 parvus Mt Lebanon (new Lebanon), New York, USA Exotic
rubidus Paris, France Exotic