Planapheretima rarusa (Thai, 1997)

Pheretima rarusa Thai, 1997: 1, fig. 2 A; Nakamura 1999: 39; Thai 2000a: 310. Planapheretima? rarusa— Blakemore 2007a: 85; Blakemore 2008b;

Planapheretima plumatomusculata— Nguyen et al. 2014: 111, Fig. 2.

Type locality. Vietnam (Nghe An: Ky Son).

Type material. SORC, Vietnam.

Examined material. 4 C and 3 A (SORC-V.202.01) Muong Long, Ky Son, Nghe An, 18–23/5/1986, coll. Tran Minh Khoi .

Records from Vietnam. Nghe An (Ky Son: Muong Long) (Thai 1997).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun lá hiếm.

Remarks. The species is very close to Planapheretima plumatomusculata (Thai, 1982) but differs in violet color dorsally, having copulatory pouch, genital markings in male regions, and accessory glands with long duct (Thai 1997).