TABLE 1 in A new species of the genus Hoplochaetella Michaelsen 1900 (Clitellata: Octochaetidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone, India

TABLE 1. Comparisons between new species and closely related species.
Characters/speciesHoplochaetella darwini sp. nov.Hoplochaetella kinneari (Stephenson, 1915)Hoplochaetella stuarti (Bourne, 1886)Length65–125 mm120 mm111–162 mmWidth4–6.5 mm3.5 mm3.5–5 mmSegments64–117116–133110–120Spermathecal poresone pair on segment 7two pairs on segment 8two pairs on segments 7 and 8Genital markingssmall, paired on segment 17 and unpaired in segment 18unpaired on segment 18absentCombined male and prostatic porespaired on segment 17paired on segment 17paired on segments 17 and 19Intestinal caecapresent in segments 25, 26absentpresent 25, 26-28Gizzardin segment 7 (7–8)in segment 6in segment 7 (5/6–9/10)Last pairs of hearts131213Spermathecaeone pair in segment 7two pairs in segment 8two pairs in segments 7 and 8Parietal glandslateral to ectal end of prostatic duct?lateral and median to the ectal ends of prostatic ductsSeminal vesiclesin segments 9,10,12in segments 9,10,12in segments 9,10,12Penial setaeabsent?presentCopulatory setaeon segment 7 and rarely on segment 8on segment 8on segments 7 and 8Copulatory setal glandsfree 6–7 on each side in segment 7, and if present a single in segment 8free 2–3 on each side in segment 8in paired coelomic sac in segments 7 and 8Genital marking glandssessile, oval or slightly elongatedsessileabsent