Metaphire anomala ( Michaelsen, 1907 )

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Metaphire anomala ( Michaelsen, 1907)

Pheretima anomala Michaelsen, 1907: 167 , Fig. 14; Gates 1939: 82; Gates 1972: 166; Samphon 1990: 66; Thai & Do: 1989: 77; Do 1994: 56; Nguyen 1994: 38; Nakamura 1999: 19; Thai et al. 2004: 758; Huynh 2005a: 85; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008: 184; Nguyen 2013: 44; Nguyen 2014: 108.

Pheretima insolita Gates, 1925: 568 .

Pheretima anomala centralis Stephenson, 1929: 234 .

Pheretima (Amynthas) anomalia (sic!) — Thai 1983: 125; Thai 2000a: 308.

Metaphire anomala— Sims & Easton 1972: 237; Blakemore 2007a: 8; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. India (Botanical Gardens, Sibpur near Calcutta).

Type material. Hamburg Museum, Germany ( Michaelsen 1907).

Examined material. 10 A (SORC-V.121.02) Quang Tri Province, Lao Bao, on the bank of Se Pon river , 22/8/ 1984, coll. Nguyen Van Thuan ; 1 C (SORC-V.121.01) Dak Lak, on the bank of the river Krong Ana , 08/10/1989, coll. Huynh Thi Kim Hoi ; 11 C (CTU-EW.020.01) rubber plantation, Trang Bom, Dong Nai, 16/10/2013, coll. Le Van N han ; 7 C (CTU-EW.020.02) natural forest, Cat Tien NP, Tan Phu , Dong Nai, 13/10/2013, coll. Le Van Nhan .

Records from Vietnam. Lai Chau (Khuoi Leng) ; Son La (Quynh Nhai) ; Quang Tri (Huong Hoa) ; Binh Dinh ; Dak Lak (Yok Don NP) ; Ba Ria-Vung Tau ( Con Lon Isl. ) ; Dong Nai (Cat Tien NP; Trang Bom) ; Kien Giang ( Lai Son Isl. ) ; An Giang (Nhon Mts, Phu Cuong Mts, Ba Doi Mts, Cam Mts, To Mts) ; Dong Nai (Vinh Cuu, Xuan Loc, Dinh Quan, Trang Bom, Cam My, Long Thanh) ; Tay Ninh (Ba Den Mts) (Do 1994; Nguyen 1994; Thai et al. 2004; Nguyen & Tran 2008; Huynh 2005a; Nguyen 2014: 108).

Distribution. India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China ( Gates 1939, 1972; Thai & Do 1989; Samphon 1990; Blakemore 2007a).

Vietnamese name. Giun bất thường.

Remarks. The species is rather unique with male pores in xx. The populations found in Cambodia and Con Lon Isl. (Vietnam) have genital markings on xix (Do 1994), and the population found in Dak Lak has an additional genital marking on xxi ( Huynh 2005a). The material was re-checked to confirm the occurrence of the species in Vietnam.