Eudrilus eugeniae ( Kinberg, 1867 )

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Eudrilus eugeniae ( Kinberg, 1867)

Lumbricus eugeniae Kinberg, 1867: 98 .

Eudrilus decipiens Perrier, 1871: 1176 .

Eudrilus eugeniae— Beddard 1895a: 604; Michaelsen 1900: 402; Gates 1972: 51; Blakemore 2002: 353, Fig. 5.1; Blakemore 2015: 528, Figs. 1–4.

See Blakemore (2002, 2015b) for further synonyms.

Type locality. South Atlantic ( St. Helena Isl.).

Type material. Stockkholm Museum , Sweden.

Records from Vietnam. This species was reported from provinces of Lang Son and Cao Bang, both in the northern Vietnam for its use in aquatic agriculture ( Blakemore 2015).

Distribution. Cosmopolitan species, original distribution in West Africa, but introduced to other parts in the world ( Blakemore 2002, 2012a, 2015)

Remarks. Blakemore (2015) reported its occurrence in Vietnam based on an online report (http:// www.afspan.eu/publications/reports/wp3-regional-international-cooperation-report-2012.pdf, accessed 6 June 2016); no other records have been presented so far.