Amynthas dananganus (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 : 22

Amynthas dananganus (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima danangana Thai, 1984c: 1322 , fig. 3 A; Do 1994: 67; Nguyen 1994: 47; Pham 1995c: 70; Nakamura 1999: 38; Thai 2000a: 308; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 115; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008: 184; Pham 2010: 63. Pheretima (Amynthas) danangana— Thai 1983: 124.

Amynthas dananganus— Blakemore 2007a: 27; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Quang Nam: Dai Loc ).

Type material. ZMUM (W.277).

Examined material. 8 C (SORC-V.029.02) near Nam Mo river, Ta Ca , Hoa Son , Da Nang, 1/1/1986 ; 9 C and 2 A (SORC-V.029.08) Dien Ban , Quang Nam, 2/4/1992 ; 13 C and 1 A (CTU-EW.055.01) Ha Tinh city, 1985.

Records from Vietnam. Hanoi (Ba Vi NP) ; Nghe An (Ky Son) ; Ha Tinh ; Quang Binh (Quang Trach; Dong Hoi; Le Thuy) ; Quang Tri (Quang Tri; Dong Ha); Thua Thien Hue (Huong Dien; Huong Thuy; Phu Loc) ; Da Nang (Hoa Son; Hoa Vang; Son Tra; Ba Na NP) ; Quang Nam (Dai Loc; Dien Ban; Que Son) ; Binh Dinh ( Thai 1984c; Do 1994; Nguyen 1994; Pham 1995c, 2010; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a; Nguyen V. T. & Tran 2008).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun đà nẵng.

Remarks. The species was usually found in wet soils in hilly land or humid sandy soils ( Nguyen 1994). 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.