Amynthas kytayanus (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima kytayana Thai, 1984b: 613, fig. 1 A; Nguyen 1994: 52; Pham 1995c: 66; Thai 2000a: 309; Pham 2010: 63. Pheretima (Amynthas) kytayana— Thai 1983: 124.

Amynthas ? kytayanus— Blakemore 2007a: 57; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Ha Tinh (Ky Anh).

Type material. ZMUM (W.225), Russia.

Examined material. 6 C (CTU-EW.065.01) Thach Ban, Phu Thuy, Ha Tinh, 23/4/1993.

Records from Vietnam. Ha Tinh (Ky Anh; Phu Thuy); Quang Binh (Le Thuy); Da Nang (Hoa Vang; Son Tra; Ba Na NP); Quang Nam (Tra My) (Thai 1984b; Nguyen 1994; Pham 1995c, 2010).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun kỳ tây.

Remarks. Blakemore (2007a, 2008b) considered it as " species inquirenda ". Material was re-examined and absence of male copulatory pouches and hence placement of the species in Amynthas is confirmed here.