Metaphire posthuma (Vaillant, 1868)

Singh, Ankit Kumar & Khanal, Laxman, 2025, Annotated Checklist of the Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Nepal, Zootaxa 5589 (1), pp. 91-111 : 101

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5589.1.9
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14897581
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scientific name	Metaphire posthuma (Vaillant, 1868)
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Treatment

Perichaeta posthuma Vaillant, 1868: 228 View in CoL .

Megascolex posthumus (Vaillant) , Vaillant 1889: 72.

Pheretima posthuma (Vaillant) , Michaelsen 1900: 295.

Pheretima incerta Beddard, 1912: 197 .

Metaphire posthuma (Vaillant) , Sims & Easton 1972: 239.

For further synonyms see Blakemore (2012).

Type Locality: Java (7.66145°S, 110.7122°E), Indonesia GoogleMaps

Distribution in Nepal: Used in laboratory for sample dissection in Nepal ( Thapa 2019).

Distribution elsewhere: America, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, and Pacific Islands (Gates 1937, 1972; Blakemore 2012; Kharkongor 2018).

Habitat: Cropland, forest garden, grassland, sewage, wasteland ( Miglani et al. 2022).

Ecology: Endogeic ( Miglani et al. 2022).

Remarks: It is used in laboratories but not reported from any natural habitats in Nepal. It has been mentioned in school curriculum as Pheretima posthuma instead of Metaphire posthuma ( Thapa 2019) .