Metaphire thaibinhensis (Thai, 1984)

Pheretima thaibinhensis Thai, 1984b: 616, fig. 2B; Tran 1985: 46; Thai & Do 1989: 77; Le 1995a: 42; Thai 2000a: 310; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 116.

Pheretima (Amynthas) thaibinhensis— Thai 1983: 124.

Metaphire thaibinhensis— Blakemore 2007a: 98; Blakemore 2008b.

Type locality. Vietnam (Thai Binh).

Type material. ZMUM (W.223), Russia.

Examined material. 10 A (SORC-V.091.02) river banks of the Red River, Thanh Hoa, Phu Tho, 23/7/1993; 2 C and 1 A (CTU-EW.075.01) along the Red River, Thanh Ba, Phu Tho ; 1 C and 2 A (CTU-EW.075.02) Mekong river, Cagino, Cambodia, 27/10/1988, coll. Do Van Nhuong .

Records from Vietnam. Vinh Phuc (Thanh Hoa); Phu Tho (Phu Tho town); Ha Giang (Vi Xuyen); Thai Binh; Hanoi (Ba Vi NP); Hai Duong; Hung Yen; Ha Nam; Nam Dinh; Ninh Binh (Thai 1984b; Tran 1985; Le 1995a; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a).

Distribution. Cambodia (Thai & Do 1989).

Vietnamese name. Giun thái bình.

Remarks. Material was re-examined and presence of male copulatory pouches and hence placement of the species in Metaphire is confirmed here.