Dichogaster modiglianii ( Rosa, 1896 )

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 : 83

Dichogaster modiglianii ( Rosa, 1896)

Benhamia modiglianii Rosa, 1896: 510 , Figs 1a–b.

Dichogaster modiglianii— Michaelsen 1900: 346; Stephenson 1933: 934; Gates 1942: 130; Gates 1972: 280; Thai 1983: 122; Tran 1985: 52; Do 1994: 121; Nguyen 1994: 78; Le 1995a: 72; Pham 1995c: 107; Thai 2000a: 311; Blakemore 2002: 113; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 115; Huynh & Nguyen 2004b: 70; Huynh 2005a: 140; Blakemore 2008; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008: 185; Tran & Tran 2010: 8; Pham 2010: 62.

Dichogaster doveri Stephenson, 1931b: 276 , synonymized by Stephenson (1933).

Type locality. Indonesia (Sumatra: Padang ).

Type material. Genoa Museum (44050), Italy.

Records from Vietnam. Son La (Chieng Hac; Thuan Chau; Xuan Nha) ; Dien Bien (Dien Bien Phu) ; Hoa Binh (Cao Phong) ; Phu Tho (Doan Hung; Phu Tho) ; Vinh Phuc (Tam Dao; Me Linh) ; Bac Giang (Hiep Hoa; Luc Ngan; Tan Yen) ; Cao Bang (Trung Khanh) ; Lang Son (Van Lang; Bac Son) ; Hanoi (Ba Vi NP) ; Thai Binh ; Quang Tri (Lao Bao; Dong Ha) ; Da Nang (Hai Van); ( Tran 1985; Do 1994; Nguyen 1994; Le 1995a; Pham 1995c, 2010; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a, b; Huynh 2005a; Nguyen V. T. & Tran 2008; Tran & Tran 2010).

Distribution. Indonesia (Sumatra), Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Colombia, Guiana, Brazil, Venezuela ( Gates 1972; Blakemore 2002).

Vietnamese name. Giun dạ dày kép Modigliani .

Remarks. Dichogaster modiglianii ( Rosa, 1896) is fairly similar to Dichogaster affinis , but differs in the absence of genital markings ( Blakemore 2002: 114). The species probably originates from tropical region of Africa ( Gates 1972).