Amynthas polychaetiferus (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 : 44

Amynthas polychaetiferus (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima polychaetifera Thai, 1984: 1317 , fig. 2 A; Nakamura 1999: 53; Thai 2000a: 310; Huynh 2005a: 96; Nguyen 2013: 54.

Pheretima sp. — Thai et al., 2007: 313.

Pheretima sp.1 — Nguyen T.T. & Tran, 2008: 61; Nguyen et al. 2010: 114; Nguyen & Huynh 2011: 1018.

Amynthas polychaetiferus— Blakemore et al. 2007: 29.

Pheretima paraalexandri Nguyen, 2011a: 153 , Figs 2, 4, syn. nov.

Type locality. Viet Nam (Long An: Tan An City ).

Type material. ZMUM (W.210), Russia.

Examined material. 6 C (CTU-EW.008.06) Quoi An, Vung Liem Distr. , Vinh Long Prov., 19/10/2008, coll. Nguyen Thi Nhi ; 17 C and 4 A (CTU-EW.008.04) Xuan Thinh , Trang Bom Distr., Dong Nai Prov., 16/10/2013, coll. Le Van Nhan ; 2 C (SORC-V.083.01) near ricefield, Duc Binh, Tanh Linh Distr. , Binh Thuan Prov., 4/4/1995, coll. Huynh Thi Kim Hoi .

Records from Vietnam. Dong Nai (Trang Bom) ; Binh Thuan (Duc Binh) ; Hau Giang (Phung Hiep) ; Long An (Thanh Hoa; Tan Thanh, Tan An City) ; Ben Tre (Binh Đai; Thanh Phu; Cho Lach) ; Vinh Long (Binh Minh; Mang Thit; Vung Liem; Long Ho) ; Tien Giang (Chau Thanh; Cai Lay; Cai Be; My Tho city) ; Can Tho (Cai Rang; Binh Thuy; Co Do; Phong Dien; Thoi Lai) ; Soc Trang (Ke Sach) (Thai 1984; Huynh 2005; Thai et al. 2007; Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008; Nguyen et al. 2010; Nguyen & Huynh 2011; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010; Nguyen 2011a).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Remarks. Material was re-examined and absence of male copulatory pouches and hence placement of the species in Amynthas is confirmed here.