Metaphire stephensoni (Michaelsen, 1934b)

Pheretima stephensoni Michaelsen, 1934b: 543, Fig. XXIX; Nakamura 1999: 54; Thai 2000a: 310; Huynh 2005a: 107. Pheretima (Terrata) stephensoni— Thai 1983: 123

Metaphire stephensoni— Sims & Easton, 1972: 239; Blakemore 2007a: 94; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Lam Dong: Da Lat).

Type material. MNHN (AE675 (A 730)), France.

Records from Vietnam. Lam Dong (Da Lat) (Michaelsen 1934b).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun Stephenson.

Remarks. There are no other records since its original description. Thai (1983) proposed a new subgenus Terrata of the genus Pheretima, and placed the species under the new subgenus.