Csuzdi C. auteur aut IRD Razafindrakoto M. auteur aut IRD Blanchart Eric auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The investigation of a small number of earthworms collected in Central Madagascar resulted in the discovery of two species new for science, Kynotus minutus and Kynotus parvus spp. nov. Apart from the descriptions and illustrations of the new species, the two little-known species Kynotus alaotranus Michaelsen, 1907 and Kynotus michaelseni Rosa, 1892 are recorded for the first time after the original description, and commented short diagnoses are provided. With the two new species described in this paper, the genus Kynotus now contains 20 species. The monogeneric earthworm family Kynotidae is endemic to Madagascar. specialized Earthworms Madagascar Kynotus new species 074 3578 36-42 2012 1175-5326 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057940 1175-5326 [F B010057940] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057940 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/depot/2013-01-17/010057940.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2013-01-09 2017-08-23 fdi:010057940 fre