Amynthas penichaetiferus (Thai, 1984)

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 : 42-43

Amynthas penichaetiferus (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima penichaetifera Thai, 1984c: 1323 , fig. 3B; Nguyen 1994: 61; Pham 1995c: 73; Nakamura 1999: 39; Thai 2000a: 309; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 116; Huynh et al. 2005: 180; Pham 2010: 63.

Pheretima (Amynthas) penichaetifera— Thai 1983: 124.

Amynthas penichaetiferus— Blakemore 2007a: 78; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Da Nang: Hoa Vang ).

Type material. ZMUM (W.204), Russia.

Examined material. 7 C (SORC-V.077.01) tea plantation, Quang Binh, 2/4/1992. Records from Vietnam . Phu Tho (Xuan Son NP) ; Hanoi (Ba Vi NP) ; Quang Binh (Dong Hoi; Quang Trach; Quang Ninh) ; Quang Tri (Dong Ha; Gio Linh; Quang Tri; Huong Hoa); Thua Thien Hue (Huong Dien; Huong Tra; Hue; Huong Thuy; Phu Loc) ; Da Nang (Hoa Vang; Son Tra) ; Quang Nam (Tam Ky; Nui Thanh) ( Thai 1984c; Nguyen 1994; Pham 1995; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a; Huynh et al. 2005; Pham 2010)

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun có tƠ giao phối.

Remarks. 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.