TABLE 2 in A new earthworm genus with two new species (Clitellata, Megascolecidae) from the Western Ghats mountain ranges of south-western peninsular India

TABLE 2. Comparison of the characters among the newly described Aiyeriella species.
CharacterA. quadritheca Narayanan & Julka, sp. nov.A. longiprostata Narayanan & Julka, sp. nov.Length117–177 mm72–78 mmDiameter2–3 mm1.5–2 mmSegments115–297144–166Spermathecal poresSegmental, just posterior to intersegmental furrows 7/8/9Segmental, just posterior to intersegmental furrow 7/8Male fieldWith a median deep longitudinal depression, occupying one third of segment 17 and whole of segment 18; seminal grooves paired on raised margins bordering the median depression.With paired, large, ovoidal, diagonally placed male porophores on segment 18; each porophore with a diagonal seminal groove at the centreIntestine begins in segment1617Prostatic ductS-shapedStraightProstate glandExtends in segments 18–21, 22Extends in segments 20–27, 30SpermathecaePaired, in segments 8 and 9; duct longer than spermathecal diverticulumPaired, in segment 8; duct equal or slightly longer than spermathecal diverticulum