Planapheretima lacertina (Chen, 1946)

Pheretima lacertina Chen, 1946: 109, Plate VI, Fig. A; Thai, 1997: 4, fig. 3 A; Thai 2000a: 310; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a: 115; Pham 2010: 63.

Planapheretima lacertina— Sims & Easton 1972: 233; Easton 1979: 77, Figs 27k, 30d; Nakamura 1999: 5; Blakemore 2007a: 57; Blakemore 2008b; Nguyen et al. 2014: 109.

Type locality. China (Szechuan).

Examined material. 2 C (HNUE) forest, Ta Sua NR, Son La, 30/12/2012, coll. Tran T.T. Binh.

Records from Vietnam. Lao Cai (Sa Pa); Son La (Ta Sua); Hanoi (Ba Vi NP); Da Nang (Ba Na NP) (Thai, 1997; Huynh & Nguyen 2004a; Pham 2010).

Distribution. Vietnam (Thai 1997), China (Chen 1946).

Vietnamese name. Giun lá đuôi thạch sùng.

Remarks. The population in Vietnam differs from the original description of the species (Chen 1946) in smaller body size, fewer setae and in having spermathecal pores paired in 5/6/7/8 (Thai 1997).