Amynthas acidophilus (Chen, 1946)

Pheretima acidophila Chen, 1946: 111, Plate VI, Fig. B; Do 1994: 54; Nakamura 1999: 27; Thai 2000a: 307; Huynh & Nguyen 2004b: 70.

Amynthas acidophilus— Sims & Easton 1972: 237.

Amynthas ? acidophilus— Blakemore 2007a: 3; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. China (Szechuan).

Type material. Unknown.

Records from Vietnam. Lao Cai (Sa Pa); Ninh Binh (Cuc Phuong NP); Bac Giang (Hiep Hoa) (Do 1994; Huynh & Nguyen 2004b).

Distribution. Vietnam (Do 1994), China (Chen 1946).

Vietnamese name. Giun ưa chua.

Remarks. Chen (1946) noted that the species was usually found under mosses on trees, occasionally on dead trees, but never on the ground. To the contrary, it was collected on the ground in Vietnam (Huynh & Nguyen 2004b).