Metaphire javanica (Kinberg, 1867)

Rhodopis javanica Kinberg, 1867: 102; Beddard 1895a: 402, 403, " species inquirenda "; Michaelsen 1900: 259 (as Perichaeta capensis Horst, 1883).

Perichaeta javanica— Beddard, 1891b: 276.

Pheretima javanica— Gates 1940: 413; Do 1994: 85.

Metaphire javanica— Sims & Easton 1972: 215; Blakemore 2002: 203; Blakemore 2007a: 52.

Megascolex sumatranus Horst, 1883: 189, synonymized by Sims & Easton (1972).

Perichaeta capensis Horst, 1883: 195; Michaelsen 1900: 259.

Perichaeta operculata Rosa, 1891: 398, synonymized by Michaelsen (1900).

Perichaeta inflata Horst, 1893a: 327, synonymized by Sims & Easton (1972).

Perichaeta tenkatei Horst 1893a: 321, synonymized by Michaelsen (1900).

Perichaeta tjibodae Horst 1893a: 326, synonymized by Michaelsen (1900).

See Blakemore (2002, 2007a) for more synonyms.

Type locality. Indonesia (Java: Tjibodas).

Type material. Stockholm Museum, Sweden.

Records from Vietnam. Son La (Moc Chau) (Do 1994).

Distribution. Indonesia, Timor Lester, and China (Hongkong) (Blakemore 2002). Vietnamese name. Giun java.

Remarks. Blakemore (2002) suggested that the species is possibly synonymous with M. californica .