Eukerria kuekenthali ( Michaelsen, 1908 )

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Eukerria kuekenthali ( Michaelsen, 1908)

Kerria kükenthali Michaelsen, 1908: 24 , Plate 1, Fig. 1.

Eukerria kükenthali— Michaelsen, 1935b: 102.

Eukerria kukenthali— Gates 1972: 269; Thai 2000a: 311; Thai 2000b: 1; Huynh 2005a: 162.

Eukerria kuekenthali— Blakemore 2002: 79 (nomen correctum); Blakemore 2008. Kerria selangorensis Stephenson, 1931b: 279 , synonymized by Michaelsen (1935b). Eukerria peguana Gates, 1942: 67 , synonymized by Gates (1972).

Type locality. West Indies ( St Thomas).

Type material. Berlin and Hamburg Museum, Germany.

Records from Vietnam. Da Nang (Hoa Vang) ; Quang Ngai (Duc Trach) ; Binh Dinh (Cat Ninh; An Nhon) ; Phu Yen (Dong Hoa) ; Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang; Van Ninh; Ninh Hoa; Dien Khanh) ; Ninh Thuan (Ninh Son) ; Binh Thuan (Phan Thiet; Duc Linh) ( Thai 2000b).

Distribution. A cosmopolitan species; be distributed in Malaysia, Myanmar, West Indies, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Australia ( Christmas Island) ( Blakemore 2002).

Vietnamese name. Giun eukerria kuekenthal.

Remarks. The species probably originates from the neotropical regions ( Michaelsen 1935b). In Vietnam, it is usually found in wet soils ( Thai 2000b).