Amynthas hexitus Chen 1946

Amynthas hexitus (Chen, 1946) Pheretima hexita Chen, 1946: 100, Plate IV, Fig. C; Do 1994: 82; Nakamura 1999: 31; Thai 2000a: 309; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 115. Amynthas hexitus— Sims & Easton 1972: 234; Blakemore 2007a: 47; Blakemore 2008b. Type locality. China (Szechuan). Type material. Unknown. Examined material. 2 C and 2 A (SORC-V.140.02) Chieng village, Moc Chau, Son La, 11/10/1990, coll. Huynh Thi Kim Hoi. Records from Vietnam. Son La (Moc Chau); Lao Cai (Sa Pa); Hanoi (Ba Vi NP) (Do 1994; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a). Distribution. China (Chen, 1946). Remarks. The population found in Vietnam is somewhat different from the original description in having pre- and post-setae genital markings in vii and viii, and spermathecal pores located laterally (Do 1994).Published as part of 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), pp. 1-92 in Zootaxa 4140 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/25650