Amynthas bournei (Rosa, 1890)

Nguyen, Tung T., Nguyen, Anh D., Tran, Binh T. T. & Blakemore, Robert J., 2016, A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae), Zootaxa 4140 (1), pp. 1-92 : 18

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scientific name	Amynthas bournei (Rosa, 1890)
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Perichaeta bournei Rosa, 1890b: 110 , Figs 3–5; Beddard 1895a: 395, 398, 405.

Pheretima bournei— Michaelsen 1900: 257; Gates 1932: 441; 1933: 510; Gates 1972: 173; Do 1994: 60; Nakamura 1999: 46; Thai 2000a: 308.

Amyntas bournei— Beddard 1900: 635.

Amynthas bournei— Sims & Easton 1972: 234; Blakemore 2007a: 16; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Myanmar (Cobapo).

Type material. Museum of Genoa, Italy.

Records from Vietnam. Lao Cai (Sa Pa) (Do 1994).

Distribution. Myanmar (Cobapo) ( Rosa 1890b).

Vietnamese name. Giun bourne.

Remarks. Gates (1972) noted that the species was considered as a synonym of Pheretima hawayana by Beddard (1900: 635), but was accepted by Michaelsen (1900). Blakemore (2007a) suggested synonymy with Amynthas gracilis . He recommended to re-check types of both species ( Blakemore 2007a).