Amynthas adexilis (Thai, 1984)

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Amynthas adexilis (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima adexilis Thai, 1984a: 286 , fig. 1d; Le 1995a: 41; Nakamura 1999: 37; Thai 2000a: 307; Huynh et al. 2005: 180; Tran & Ngo 2008: 133.

Pheretima (Terrata) adexilis— Thai 1983: 123.

Amynthas adexilis— Blakemore 2007a: 4; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Hanoi: Soc Son ).

Type material. ZMUM (W.214), Russia.

Examined material. 1 C, 1 A (SORC-V.003.01), and 1 C (CTU-EW.043.01) Trau forest, Xuan Mai, Hoa Binh, 06/1986.

Records from Vietnam. Phu Tho (Xuan Son NP; Phu Tho town) ; Quang Ninh (Mong Cai) ; Bac Giang (Tan Yen; Khe Ro NR) ; Hanoi (Soc Son) ( Thai 1984a; Le 1995a; Huynh et al. 2005; Tran & Ngo 2008).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun cận exilis .

Remarks. Thai (1983) proposed a new subgenus Terrata of the genus Pheretima , and placed the species under the new subgenus. Blakemore (2007a, 2008b) considered it as " species inquirenda ". Material was re-examined and absence of male copulatory pouches and hence placement of the species in Amynthas is confirmed here.