Amynthas exiguus exiguus ( Gates, 1930 )

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Amynthas exiguus exiguus ( Gates, 1930)

Pheretima exigua Gates, 1930: 310 ; Gates 1939: 89.

Pheretima exigua exigua— Gates 1972: 184; Do 1994: 73; Thai 2000a: 308; Thai et al. 2004: 758; Huynh 2005a: 116. Amynthas exiguus exiguus— Sims & Easton 1972: 235; Blakemore 2007a: 34; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Myanmar (Shan: Lashio ).

Type material. In the collection of Judson College, USA ( Gates 1939). None ( Gates, 1972).

Examined material. 10 C (CTU-EW.094.01), long-term tree plantation, Hon Tre Isl., Kien Hai, Kien Giang (104 0 51'15.5"E; 09 0 58'13.0"N), 13/11/2013, coll. Trinh Thi Kim Binh.

Records from Vietnam. Lao Cai (Sa Pa) ; Son La (Moc Chau) ; Ninh Binh (Cuc Phuong NP) ; Gia Lai (Buon Luoi) ; Dak Lak (Yok Don NP) ; Kien Giang (Tho Chu Isl., Hon Tre Isl. ) (Do 1994; Thai et al. 2004; Huynh 2005a).

Distribution. Vietnam (Do 1994), Thailand, Myanmar ( Gates 1930, 1939, 1972).

Vietnamese name. Giun nhỏ.

Remarks. The species is fairly widespread in Vietnam (Do 1994; Thai et al. 2004; Huynh 2005a), northern Thailand, and Myanmar ( Gates 1939).