Pheretima arboricola, (Rosa, 1890)

Nguyen, Tung T., Tran, Binh T. T. & Nguyen, Anh D., 2014, Earthworms of the ' acaecate' Pheretima group in Vietnam (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae), with description of a new species from the Mekong delta, Zootaxa 3866 (1), pp. 105-121 : 109

Planapheretima arboricola ( Rosa, 1890)

( Fig. 2 )

Perionyx arboricola Rosa, 1890: 119 ; Beddard 1895: 438; Michaelsen 1900: 209; Michaelsen 1903: 89; Gates 1936: 465; Gates 1972: 141.

Pheretima arboricola — Gates 1936: 399; Gates 1972: 169; Thai 1997: 5, Fig. 3 B. Planapheretima arboricola — Sims & Easton 1972: 233; Easton 1979: 76, Figs 27j, 30a.; Nakamura 1999: 5; Blakemore 2007: 8.

Type locality. Myanmar (Mt Carin).

Type material. Genoa 44017, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “Giacomo Doria”, Italy. ( Rosa 1890)

Material examined. 12A (SORC-V.206.1) Vinh Phuc province, Tam Dao National Park, on the way to the Rung Rinh peak, 20 June 1995.

Records from Vietnam. Vinh Phuc Province (Tam Dao National Park) ( Thai 1997).

Distribution. Myanmar; Vietnam.

Remarks. The populations in Vietnam differ from the description of Gates (1936) in having spermathecal pores paired in VI, VII, additional genital markings in VI, and more setae ( Thai 1997).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Distribution of species of the genus Planapheretima in Vietnam.

FIGURE 3. Distribution of species of the genus Polypheretima in Vietnam. The exotic Po. elongata with many records all over the country is omitted.