Metaphire posthuma (Vaillant, 1868)

Perichaeta posthuma Vaillant, 1868: 228 .

Megascolex posthumus (Vaillant), Vaillant 1889: 72.

Pheretima posthuma (Vaillant), Michaelsen 1900: 295.

Pheretima incerta Beddard, 1912: 197 .

Metaphire posthuma (Vaillant), Sims & Easton 1972: 239.

For further synonyms see Blakemore (2012).

Type Locality: Java (7.66145°S, 110.7122°E), Indonesia

Distribution in Nepal: Used in laboratory for sample dissection in Nepal (Thapa 2019).

Distribution elsewhere: America, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, and Pacific Islands (Gates 1937, 1972; Blakemore 2012; Kharkongor 2018).

Habitat: Cropland, forest garden, grassland, sewage, wasteland (Miglani et al. 2022).

Ecology: Endogeic (Miglani et al. 2022).

Remarks: It is used in laboratories but not reported from any natural habitats in Nepal. It has been mentioned in school curriculum as Pheretima posthuma instead of Metaphire posthuma (Thapa 2019) .