Amynthas dananganus (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima danangana Thai, 1984c: 1322, fig. 3 A; Do 1994: 67; Nguyen 1994: 47; Pham 1995c: 70; Nakamura 1999: 38; Thai 2000a: 308; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 115; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008: 184; Pham 2010: 63. Pheretima (Amynthas) danangana— Thai 1983: 124.

Amynthas dananganus— Blakemore 2007a: 27; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Quang Nam: Dai Loc).

Type material. ZMUM (W.277).

Examined material. 8 C (SORC-V.029.02) near Nam Mo river, Ta Ca, Hoa Son, Da Nang, 1/1/1986 ; 9 C and 2 A (SORC-V.029.08) Dien Ban, Quang Nam, 2/4/1992; 13 C and 1 A (CTU-EW.055.01) Ha Tinh city, 1985.

Records from Vietnam. Hanoi (Ba Vi NP); Nghe An (Ky Son); Ha Tinh; Quang Binh (Quang Trach; Dong Hoi; Le Thuy); Quang Tri (Quang Tri; Dong Ha); Thua Thien Hue (Huong Dien; Huong Thuy; Phu Loc); Da Nang (Hoa Son; Hoa Vang; Son Tra; Ba Na NP); Quang Nam (Dai Loc; Dien Ban; Que Son); Binh Dinh (Thai 1984c; Do 1994; Nguyen 1994; Pham 1995c, 2010; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a; Nguyen V. T. & Tran 2008).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun đà nẵng.

Remarks. The species was usually found in wet soils in hilly land or humid sandy soils (Nguyen 1994). 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.