The results presented in this paper is a contribution to the knowledge of the ecology of earthworms. The aim of this study proceeded in two directions. Firstly, the complex faunistic research of fauna of Lumbricidae of western Serbia was performed. The second aim of this study was to estimate the morfoanatomic variations of the species Dendrobaena veneta (Rosa,1886). Faunistic research began in 2006 and lasted until 2012. In this paper, for the first time all available literature data and field data are summerised. Our database of 625 individuals from 600 samples including 11 genera, 29 species of earthworms of which 14 are for the first time recorded in the western region of Serbia.

Rezultati prikazani u ovom radu predstavljaju doprinos poznavanju ekologije kišnih glista. Cilj ovog rada tekao je u dva pravca. Kao prvo obavljena su kompleksna faunistička istraživanja lumbricidne faune na području zapadne Srbije. Drugi cilj istraživanja se odnosio na procenu morfoanatomske varijabilnosti vrste Dendrobaena veneta (Rosa, 1886). Faunistička istraživanja su započeta 2006 godine i trajala do 2012 godine. U ovom radu po prvi put su objedinjeni svi dostupni literaturni i terenski podaci. Naša baza podataka od 625 jedinki iz 600 uzoraka uključuje 11 rodova, 29 vrsta glista, od kojih su 14 po prvi put registrovane u zapadnom delu Srbije.