Eukerria kuekenthali (Michaelsen, 1908)

Kerria kükenthali Michaelsen, 1908: 24, Plate 1, Fig. 1.

Eukerria kükenthali— Michaelsen, 1935b: 102.

Eukerria kukenthali— Gates 1972: 269; Thai 2000a: 311; Thai 2000b: 1; Huynh 2005a: 162.

Eukerria kuekenthali— Blakemore 2002: 79 (nomen correctum); Blakemore 2008. Kerria selangorensis Stephenson, 1931b: 279, synonymized by Michaelsen (1935b). Eukerria peguana Gates, 1942: 67, synonymized by Gates (1972).

Type locality. West Indies (St Thomas).

Type material. Berlin and Hamburg Museum, Germany.

Records from Vietnam. Da Nang (Hoa Vang); Quang Ngai (Duc Trach); Binh Dinh (Cat Ninh; An Nhon); Phu Yen (Dong Hoa); Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang; Van Ninh; Ninh Hoa; Dien Khanh); Ninh Thuan (Ninh Son); Binh Thuan (Phan Thiet; Duc Linh) (Thai 2000b).

Distribution. A cosmopolitan species; be distributed in Malaysia, Myanmar, West Indies, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Australia (Christmas Island) (Blakemore 2002).

Vietnamese name. Giun eukerria kuekenthal.

Remarks. The species probably originates from the neotropical regions (Michaelsen 1935b). In Vietnam, it is usually found in wet soils (Thai 2000b).