Amynthas hexitus ( Chen, 1946 )

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 : 31

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Amynthas hexitus ( Chen, 1946)

Pheretima hexita Chen, 1946: 100 , Plate IV, Fig. C; Do 1994: 82; Nakamura 1999: 31; Thai 2000a: 309; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 115.

Amynthas hexitus— Sims & Easton 1972: 234; Blakemore 2007a: 47; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. China (Szechuan).

Type material. Unknown.

Examined material. 2 C and 2 A (SORC-V.140.02) Chieng village , Moc Chau , Son La, 11/10/1990, coll. Huynh Thi Kim Hoi .

Records from Vietnam. Son La (Moc Chau) ; Lao Cai (Sa Pa) ; Hanoi (Ba Vi NP) (Do 1994; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a).

Distribution. China ( Chen, 1946).

Remarks. The population found in Vietnam is somewhat different from the original description in having pre- and post-setae genital markings in vii and viii, and spermathecal pores located laterally (Do 1994).