Amynthas banaensis (Pham, 1995)

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 : 16

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scientific name	Amynthas banaensis (Pham, 1995)
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Pheretima banaensis Pham, 1995a: 22 , fig. 1B; Pham 1995c: 73; Nakamura 1999: 20; Thai 2000a: 308; Pham 2010: 62. Amynthas ? banaensis— Blakemore 2007a: 11; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Da Nang: Ba Na NP).

Type material. SORC, Vietnam.

Examined material. 2 C (CTU-EW.048.01), and 4 C, 4 A (CTU-EW.048.02) forest, Ba Na-Nui Chua National Park , Da Nang, 24/9/1994, coll. Pham Thi Hong Ha .

Records from Vietnam. Da Nang (Ba Na NP) ( Pham 1995a).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun bà nà.

Remarks. Blakemore (2007a, 2008b) considered it as " species inquirenda ".

Material was re-examined and absence of male copulatory pouches and hence placement of the species in Amynthas is confirmed here.

References

Blakemore, R. J. (2007 a) Updated checklist of Pheretimoids (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae: Pheretima auct.) taxa. www. annelida. net / earthworm / Pheretimoids. pdf (accessed 6 Jun 2016)

Blakemore, R. J. (2008 b) List of earthworms from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (Excel spreadsheet). In: A Series of Searchable Texts on Earthworm Biodiversity, Ecology and Systematics from Various Regions of the World - 2 nd Edition (2008). VermEcology, Yokohama. CD - ROM. Avaliable from: http: // www. annelida. net / earthworm / Vietnam % 20 + % 20 Lao s % 20 + % 20 Cambodia 1. xls (Accessed 21 Jul. 2016)

Nakamura, Y. (1999) Checklist of earthworms of Pheretima genus group (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of the world. Edaphologia, 64, 1 - 78.

Pham, T. H. H. (1995 a) Three new species of earthworm of genus Pheretima Kinberg, 1867 (Megascolecidae - Oligochaeta) from Quang Nam - Da Nang Province. TAP CHI SINH HOC, 17 (1), 22 - 24.

Pham, T. H. H. (1995 c) The earthworm fauna of Quang Nam-Da Nang. PhD dissertation in Zoology. Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, 180 pp.

Pham, T. H. H. (2010) The diversity of earthworms in Danang city. Journal of Science and Technology, Danang University, 5 (40), 60 - 69.

Thai, T. B. (2000 a) Species diversity of earthworms in Vietnam. Proceedings of the national workshop on the basic issues in life science. Hanoi Science and Technics Publishing House, 307 - 311.