Amynthas jacobsoni ( Michaelsen, 1922 )

Bantaowong, Ueangfa, Somniyam, Pattana, Sutcharit, Chirasak, James, Samuel W & Panha, Somsak, 2014, Four new species of the earthworm genus Amynthas Kinberg, 1867, with redescription of the type species (Clitellata: Megascolecidae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62, pp. 655-670 : 666-667

Amynthas jacobsoni ( Michaelsen, 1922)

( Fig. 9 ; Table 2)

Pheretima jacobsoni Michaelsen, 1922: 34 , Type locality: Indonesia. Amynthas jacobsoni: Sims & Easton, 1972: 235 .

Material examined. Syntype from ZMH ( V 9294 . Fig. 9 ): One adult in 70% ethanol deposited at Biozentrum Grindel Zoologisches Museum, University of Hamburg, Germany .

Remarks. Amynthas jacobsoni differs from A. phucheefah , new species, and A. thakhantho , new species, by having a group of 6 small circular papillae present on male pores area, which correspond to the sessile genital marking glands ( Table 2).

Figures

Fig. 9. External and internal morphology of the syntype (ZMH 9294) of Amynthas jacobsoni: A, external ventral view; B, internal dorsal view; C, spermathecae. Dark arrow indicates the connection of the spermathecae and spermathecal pore.