Metaphire fluvialoides (Huynh, 1998)

Pheretima fluvialoides Huynh, 1998: 10, fig. 1; Thai 2000a: 308; Huynh 2005a: 126. Metaphire fluvialoides— Blakemore 2007a: 38; Blakemore et al. 2007: 25, Fig. 5.

Type locality. Vietnam (Dak Lak).

Examined material. 6 C and 5 A (SORC-PV.048.01), 14 C (SORC-PV.048.01), river banks of Krong Ana, Yok Don, Dak Lak, 8/3/1989; 5 C and 7 A (SORC-V.048.02) same locality, but 14/5/1990; 2 C and 1 A (CTU- EW.060.01) same locality, but 11/3/1989; all coll. Huynh Thi Kim Hoi.

Records from Vietnam. Dak Lak (on the banks of Ea'Leo and Krong Ana Rivers) (Huynh 1998).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun cận fluvialis.

Remarks. Material was re-examined and presence of male copulatory pouches and hence placement of the species in Metaphire is confirmed here.