Genus Polypheretima Michaelsen, 1934

Pheretima (Polypheretima) Michaelsen, 1934a: 25 . Metapheretima (part) — Sims & Easton 1972: 205, 233. Polypheretima— Easton 1979: 28.

Type species. Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen, 1892, by original designation. Distribution. Philippines, Indonesian archipelago , Papua New Guinea, Malaya peninsula and Vietnam (Blakemore 2002).