Amynthas divitopapillatus (Thai, 1984)

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Amynthas divitopapillatus (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima divitopapillata Thai, 1984c: 1321 , fig. 2G; Do 1994: 70; Pham 1995c: 70; Nakamura 1999: 49; Thai 2000a: 308; Huynh 2005a: 91; Pham 2010: 63.

Pheretima (Amynthas) divitopapillata— Thai 1983: 124.

Amynthas divitopapillatus— Blakemore 2007a: 30; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Gia Lai: Buon Luoi ).

Type material. ZMUM (W.219), Russia.

Examined material. 1 C and 2 A (SORC-V.035.01) bamboo forest, Chau Nga , Quy Chau, 15/05/1988, coll. Tran Minh Khoi .

Records from Vietnam. Nghe An (Que Phong; Quy Hop) ; Da Nang (Son Tra; Ba Na NP) ; Quang Nam (Que Son; Tien Phuoc) ; Gia Lai (Buon Luoi) ; Dak Lak (Ea Lop) ( Thai 1984c; Do 1994; Pham 1995c, 2010; Huynh 2005a).

Distribution. Laos ( Samphon 1990).

Vietnamese name. Giun nhiều nhú phụ.

Remarks. Do (1994) noted variations in the position of genital markings in the spermathecal region and similarities to Amynthas aspergillum ( Perrier, 1872) in the pattern of genital markings in male region. 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.