Metaphire planata (Gates, 1926)

Pheretima planata Gates, 1926: 441; Gates 1939: 103; 1972: 211; Do 1994: 105; Nakamura 1999: 36; Thai 2000a: 309; Huynh et al. 2005: 180

Metaphire planata— Sims & Easton 1972: 239; Blakemore 2007a: 80; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Myanmar (Rangoon).

Type material. NHM London, U.K.

Records from Vietnam. Lao Cai (Sa Pa); Phu Tho (Xuan Son NP) (Do 1994; Huynh et al. 2005). Distribution. Myanmar, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Gates 1939, 1972; Blakemore 2007a).