Lampito mauritii Kinberg, 1867

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 : 9

Lampito mauritii Kinberg, 1867

Lampito mauritii Kinberg, 1867: 103 ; Stephenson 1916: 315; Gates 1939: 78; Gates 1972: 133; Thai 1983: 122; Nguyen 1994: 36; Le 1995a: 70; Pham 1995c: 103; Thai 2000a: 310; Blakemore 2002: 137; Thai et al. 2004: 758; Huynh 2005a: 144; Thai et al. 2007: 312; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008: 184; Blakemore 2008; Nguyen et al. 2010: 114; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010: 123; Nguyen et al. 2012: 146; Nguyen 2013: 40; Nguyen 2014: 108.

Megascolex mauritii— Michaelsen, 1900: 227; Chen 1938: 381.

Perichaeta armata Beddard, 1883: 216 , figs 5–7.

Perichaeta luzonica Perrier, 1875: 1044 .

See Michaelsen (1900), Gates (1972), Blakemore (2002: 137) for more synonyms.

Type locality. Mauritius.

Type material. Stockholm Museum (103), Sweden.

Examined material. 10 C (CTU-EW.002.01) Xuan Loc , Dong Nai, 10/2012, coll. Nguyen Van Thang ; 11 C (CTU-EW.002.03) Phung Hiep , Hau Giang, 9/10/2009, coll. Ngo Thi Ngan .

Records from Vietnam. Hai Phong ( Cat Ba Isl. ) ; Quang Binh (Quang Trach; Dong Hoi; Le Thuy) ; Quang Tri (Gio Linh; Quang Tri); Thua Thien Hue (Phong Dien; Hue; Huong Thuy; Phu Loc) ; Da Nang (Hoa Vang; Son Tra) ; Quang Nam (Dien Ban; Hoi An; Duy Xuyen; Thang Binh; Que Son; Tam Ky; Nui Thanh: Tien Phuoc; Tra My) ; Quang Ngai (Quang Ngai) ; Binh Dinh (Quy Nhon; An Nhon; Cu Lao Xanh) ; Phu Yen (Tuy Hoa) ; Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang; Van Ninh; Ninh Hoa; Hon Tre Isl. ) ; Ninh Thuan (Phan Rang) ; Binh Thuan (Phan Thiet; Bac Binh; Tuy Phong) ; Tay Ninh (Ba Den Mts) ; Dong Nai (Xuan Loc: Xuan Hoa; Nhon Trach: Phu Huu, Phu Dong; Long Thanh: Long Phuoc) ; Tien Giang (Go Cong Dong) ; Vinh Long (Vung Liem) ; Tra Vinh (Duyen Hai: Cu Lao Hoa Minh) ; Ben Tre (Binh Dai; Thanh Phu) ; Bac Lieu (Bac Lieu Town) ; Ca Mau (Ca Mau City) ; Hau Giang (Phung Hiep) ; An Giang (Tinh Bien) ( Nguyen 1994; Le 1995a; Pham 1995c, 2010; Thai et al. 2004; Huynh 2005a; Nguyen & Tran 2008; Nguyen et al. 2010; Nguyen 2014).

Distribution. Cosmopolitan species, widely known from China, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, India, Madagascar, Mauritius Isl. ( Gates 1972; Thai & Do 1989; Blakemore 2002).

Vietnamese name. Giun lampito mauriti.

Remarks. The species is usually found in coastal regions in Vietnam.