Metaphire peguana (Rosa, 1890)

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 : 63

Metaphire peguana (Rosa, 1890)

Perichaeta peguana Rosa, 1890b: 113 , Figs 6–8; Beddard 1895a: 403.

Pheretima peguana— Michaelsen, 1900: 292; Gates 1939: 102; Gates, 1972: 207; Nakamura 1999: 43; Thai 2000a: 309; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008: 185; Thai et al. 2004: 759; Thai 1987: 7; Huynh 2005a: 88; Nguyen et al. 2010: 114; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010: 123; Nguyen et al. 2011: 1025; Nguyen et al. 2012: 146; Nguyen 2013: 52; Nguyen 2014: 109.

Pheretima (Amynthas) peguana— Thai 1983: 124.

Pheretima peguanna (sic!) — Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 116.

Metaphire peguana— Sims & Easton 1972: 239; Easton, 1981: 58; Blakemore 2002: 207; Blakemore 2007a: 78; Blakemore 2008b; Blakemore 2016: 17, figs 1, 5a–c, 10.

Type locality. Myanmar (Rangoon).

Type material. Genoa Museum (44037), Italy.

Examined material. 7 A (SORC-V.157.01) Ho Chi Minh city, 29/7/1979, coll. Ms Ly ; 10 C (CTU- EW.009.01) Duyen Hai , Tra Vinh, 19–20/09/2009, coll. Nguyen Thi Anh Ngoc ; 5 C (CTU-EW.009.02) Xuan Loc , Dong Nai, 10/2012, coll. Nguyen Van Thang ; 15 C (CTU-EW.009.03) Vinh An, Vinh Cuu , Dong Nai, 18/10/2012, coll. Duong Chi Trong .

Records from Vietnam. Binh Dinh ; Tien Giang (Cai Lay) ; Kien Giang ( Phu Quoc Isl. ; Hon Dat) ; An Giang (Tinh Bien; Tri Ton) ; Ben Tre (Thanh Phu; Binh Dai; Ba Tri) ; Tien Giang (Cai Lay; Chau Thanh) ; Long An (Chau Phu; Chau Thanh) ; Tra Vinh (Duyen Hai; Tra Cu) ; Vinh Long (Vung Liem) ; Bac Lieu (Bac Lieu Town) ; Ca Mau (Nam Can) ; Tay Ninh (Ba Den Mts) ; Dong Nai (Vinh Cuu; Xuan Loc; Nhon Trach; Long Thanh) ( Thai 1987; Thai et al. 2004; Nguyen V. T. & Tran 2008; Nguyen et al. 2010; Nguyen 2014).

Distribution. Cosmopolitan species, also known from Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia ( Gates 1939, 1972; Thai & Do 1989; Blakemore 2002; Shen & Yeo 2005).

Vietnamese name. Giun pegu.

Remarks. Gates (1972) and Blakemore (2002) considered saigonensis Omodeo, 1957 a synonym of Metaphire peguana (Rosa, 1890) . However, Thai (1984) suggested that P. saigonensis is a synonym of M. bahli . The taxa were reviewed and M. saigonensis was restored by Blakemore (2016).