Metaphire houlleti ( Perrier, 1872 )

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Metaphire houlleti ( Perrier, 1872)

Perichaeta houlleti Perrier, 1872: 99 , Plate 2, Figs 31–44.

Pheretima houlleti— Gates 1939: 94; 1972: 190; Pham 1995c: 89; Nakamura 1999: 42; Thai 2000a: 309; Huynh 2005a: 109; Huynh 2005b: 20; Nguyen et al. 2010: 114; Pham 2010: 63; Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008: 61; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010: 123; Nguyen & Huynh 2011: 1018; Nguyen et al. 2011: 1025; Nguyen et al. 2012: 146; Nguyen 2013: 49; Nguyen 2014: 109.

Metaphire houlleti— Sims & Easton 1972: 238; Blakemore 2007a: 48; Blakemore 2008b.

Perichaeta campanulata Rosa, 1890b: 115 .

Pheretima campanulata— Gates 1930: 307, 311; 1939: 83; Thai et al. 2004: 759; Pham 1995c: 89; Nakamura 1999: 41; Thai 2000a: 308; Huynh 2005a: 112; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008: 184; Pham 2010: 63; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010: 123; Nguyen & Huynh 2011: 1018; Nguyen et al. 2011: 1025; Nguyen et al., 2012: 146.

Metaphire campanulata— Sims & Easton 1972; 238; Blakemore 2007a: 48, treated as synonym of Metaphire houlleti ( Perrier, 1872) .

Type locality. India (Calcutta).

Type material. MHNH, France.

Examined material. 25 C and 18 A (CTU-EW.006.06) natural forest, Cat Tien NP, Tan Phu , Dong Nai, 13/ 10/2013, coll. Le Van Nhan ; 22 C (CTU-EW.006.02) Phung Hiep , Can Tho, 9/10/2009, coll. Ngo Thi Ngan ; 13C, 4 A (SORC-V.129.01) deciduous forest, Ealop , Dak Lak, 18/10/1989, coll. Huynh Thi Kim Hoi ; 15 C and 5 A (CTU-EW.018.01) Nam Cat Tien, Tan Phu , Dong Nai, 13/10/2013, coll. Le Van Nhan ; 11 C (CTU-EW.018.05) Cu Lao Duyen, Cho Moi , An Giang, 9/2009, coll. Ho Minh Thuan .

Records from Vietnam. Son La (Moc Chau) ; Dien Bien (Tuan Giao; Dien Bien) ; Nghe An (Que Phong) ; Quang Tri (Huong Hoa); Thua Thien Hue (Huong Tra; Hue; Huong Thuy; Nam Dong) ; Da Nang (Hoa Vang; Son Tra; Ba Na NP) ; Quang Nam (Dien Ban; Hiep Duc; Tam Ky; Tien Phuoc; Phuoc Son; Tra My) ; Quang Ngai (Son Ha) ; Kon Tum (Dak Glei; Sa Thay) ; Binh Dinh (Tuy Phuoc; An Nhon) ; Gia Lai (An Khe; Duc Co) ; Phu Yen (Tuy An) ; Dak Lak (Ea Sup; Yok Don NP; Buon Me Thuot) ; Dak Nong (Ta Dung Mts) ; Binh Thuan (Tanh Linh) ; Lam Dong (Duc Trong; Da Lat) ; Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang) ; Dong Nai (Vinh Cuu; Xuan Loc; Tan Phu; Dinh Quan; Trang Bom; Thong Nhat; Nhon Trach; Long Thanh; Cam My) ; Tay Ninh ( Ba Den Mt. ) ; Dong Thap (Thanh Binh; Lap Vo; Cao Lanh; Cu Lao Tan Long) ; Hau Giang (Phung Hiep; Nga Bay ) ; Long An (Vinh Hung; Thanh Hoa) ; Kien Giang ( Phu Quoc Isl. ) ; Tien Giang (Cai Be; Cai Lay; Chau Thanh) ; Vinh Long (Long Ho) ; An Giang (Cho Moi: Cu Lao My Hiep; Chau Doc; Tinh Bien; Tri Ton) ; Kien Giang (Kien Luong; Hon Tre Isl.; Lai Son Isl.; An Son Isl. ; Hon Dat) ; Hau Giang (Phung Hiep) ; Can Tho ; Ben Tre (Binh Dai) ; Tra Vinh (Duyen Hai; Hoa Minh Isl. ; Cau Ke) ; Soc Trang (Long Phu; Tran De; Ke Sach; Chau Thanh) ; Bac Lieu (Hoa Binh) ; Ca Mau (Dam Doi; Cai Nuoc; Ca Mau City) (Do 1994; Nguyen 1994; Pham 1995c, 2010; Huynh 2005a; Thai et al. 2004; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010; Nguyen & Huynh 2011; Nguyen et al. 2010; Nguyen et al. 2011; Nguyen et al. 2012).

Distribution. Cosmopolitan species, occurring in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Australia, USA ( Gate 1939, 1972; Easton 1982; Thai & Do 1989; Thai & Samphon 1991; Shen & Yeo 2005; Shen et al. 200 5).

Vietnamese name. Giun houllet.

Remarks. Gates (1939) noted that the original home of the species is probably somewhere a region comprising eastern Myanmar and Thailand. The species has been known in Vietnam as two different species, Pheretima houlleti and Pheretima campanulata .