Amynthas exiguus taybacanus (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 : 28

Amynthas exiguus taybacanus (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima exigua taybacana Thai, 1984b: 616 , fig. 2B; Do: 1994: 75; Le 1995a: 34; Thai 2000a: 308; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 115; Huynh et al. 2005: 180.

Pheretima (Terrata) exigua taybacana— Thai 1983: 123.

Amynthas exiguus taybacanus— Blakemore 2007a: 34; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Ninh Binh: Cuc Phuong NP).

Type material. ZMUM (W.237), Russia.

Records from Vietnam. Cao Bang (Thach An); Lang Son ; Thai Nguyen (Dinh Hoa) ; Bac Giang ; Hanoi (Ba Vi NP) ; Ninh Binh (Cuc Phuong NP) ; Hoa Binh (Mai Chau) ; Son La (Moc Chau) ; Phu Tho (Xuan Son NP) ; Nghe An (Que Phong) ( Thai 1984b; Do 1994; Le 1995a; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a; Huynh et al. 2005).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun nhỏ tây bắc.

Remarks. Thai (1983) proposed a new subgenus Terrata of the genus Pheretima , and placed the species under the new subgenus. Blakemore (2007a, 2008b) considered it as " species inquirenda ", further examination was not possible because all previously collected material has been lost.