Metaphire dawydovi (Michaelsen, 1934b)

Pheretima dawydovi Michaelsen, 1934b: 517, Fig. XV; Nakamura 1999: 41; Thai 2000a: 308; Huynh 2005a: 115; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008: 184.

Pheretima (Terrata) dawydovi— Thai 1983: 123.

Metaphire dawydovi— Sims & Easton 1972: 238; Blakemore 2007a: 28; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Lam Dong: Da Lat).

Type material. MNHN (AE651 (A 709)), France.

Records from Vietnam. Thua Thien Hue (A Luoi; Phu Loc); Lam Dong (Da Lat: Langbian Mts); Binh Dinh (Michaelsen 1934b; Nguyen 1994; Nguyen V. T. & Tran 2008).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun dawydov.

Remarks. The species has been only known from mountainous areas. Thai (1983) proposed a new subgenus Terrata of the genus Pheretima, and placed the species under the new subgenus. No material for examination was available.