Metaphire seponensis (Thai & Samphon, 1989)

Pheretima seponensis Thai & Samphon, 1989: 68, fig. 1; Samphon 1990: 104; Nguyen 1994: 66. Metaphire seponensis— Blakemore 2007a: 90; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Laos (Se Pon) (Thai & Samphon 1989).

Type material. SORC, Vietnam.

Records from Vietnam. Quang Tri (Huong Hoa) (Nguyen 1994).

Distribution. Vietnam, Laos (Thai & Samphon 1989; Samphon 1990).

Vietnamese name. Giun xê-pôn.

Remarks. The species is more or less commonly distributed in both natural and disturbed habitats (Samphon 1990). Blakemore (2007a) stated its status as " species inquirenda ", but further examination was not possible because all previously collected material has been lost.