Amynthas plantoporophoratus (Thai, 1984)

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 : 43

Amynthas plantoporophoratus (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima plantoporophorata Thai, 1984a: 287 , fig. 2 A; Zhong & Qiu 1987: 24, fig. 1; Do 1994: 105; Nguyen 1994: 63; Le 1995a: 37; Nakamura 1999: 24; Thai 2000a: 310; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 116; Huynh et al. 2005: 180; Tran & Tran 2010: 8.

Pheretima (Terrata) plantoporophorata— Thai 1983: 123.

Amynthas plantoporophorata— Zhong & Qiu 1992: 40.

Amynthas plantoporophoratus— Blakemore 2007a: 80; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Hanoi: Tu Liem ).

Type material. ZMUM (W.202), Russia.

Records from Vietnam. Son La (Moc Chau; Son La; Thuan Chau; Yen Chau) ; Phu Tho (Xuan Son NP) ; Lang Son (Binh Gia; Bac Son) ; Bac Giang (Luc Ngan) ; Quang Ninh (Mong Cai) ; Cao Bang (Thach An) ; Hai Phong ( Cat Ba Isl. ) ; Hanoi (Tu Liem; Ba Vi NP) ; Nghe An (Ky Son; Que Phong; Quy Chau) ; Quang Binh (Tuyen Hoa; Minh Hoa) ( Thai 1984a; Do 1994; Nguyen 1994; Le 1995a; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a; Huynh et al. 2005; Tran & Tran 2010).

Distribution. China ( Zhong & Qiu 1987; Zhong & Qiu 1992).

Vietnamese name. Giun nhú đực hình bàn chân.

Remarks. Thai (1983) proposed a new subgenus Terrata of the genus Pheretima , and placed the species under the new subgenus. Blakemore (2007a) considered the species as " species inquirenda ", but further examination was not possible because all previously collected material has been lost.