The rare and poorly known lumbricidEophila tellinii, type species of the genus inquirendumEophila(Rosa, 1894), is described anew. is quite different from the type species of the lumbricid genera escribed before 1894: thus, according to international usage, the genusEophila isvalid. A new lumbricid from Turkey together with other less known endemic species that may be assigned to this genus are described. The close relationships between the genusSnhenthecà(Bouché, 1972) andEophilaare discussed.