Lumbricus Linnaeus, 1758

• Dark pigmented.
• Male pore inconspicuous and without glandular area.
• Prostomium tanylobous.
• Clitellum saddle-shaped.
• Tubercula pubertatis fused to form walls.
• Spermathecal pore two pairs in ix/x and x/xi in cd.
• Gizzard occupying more than one segment.
• Seminal vesicles three pairs in ix, xi and xii.
• Three species recorded in India viz.,

S. No	Species	Type locality	Status
1	castaneus	Paris, France	Exotic
2	rubellus	Unknown	Exotic
3	terrestris	Uppasala, Sweden	Exotic