Metaphire kiengiangensis Nguyen & Trinh, 2015

Pheretima kiengiangensis Nguyen & Trinh, 2015 (in Nguyen et al. 2015b): 461, Fig.1.

Type locality. Vietnam (Kien Giang: Kien Hai).

Type material. CTU (EW.019), Vietnam.

Examined material. 1 C (CTU-EW.019.h01) and 10 C (CTU-EW.019.p02), plantation of Hopea and other trees, Lai Son Island, Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam (09 0 48' 21,6N; 104 0 38' 01,1E), elevation of 81m a.s.l., 15 November 2013, coll. Trinh Thi Kim Binh ; 3 C (CTU-EW.019.p03) fruit tree garden, on the way to Bang Beach, Lai Son Island, Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam (09 0 48' 32,4N; 104 0 39' 23,0E), 14 October 2014, coll. Trinh Thi Kim Binh ; 13 C (CTU-EW.019.p04) mango garden, Hon Dat Mountain, Hon Dat District, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam (10 0 06' 37.6N; 104 0 53' 06.2E), 13 November 2010, coll. Nguyen Thanh Tung .

Records from Vietnam. Kien Giang (Kien Hai; Hon Dat) (Nguyen et al. 2015b)

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun Kiên giang.

Remarks. The species consists of mainland and island populations, with specimens on the mainland being smaller in size (Nguyen et al. 2015b).