Metaphire easupana (Thai & Huynh, 1993)

Phan, Quoc T., Lam, Dang H. & Nguyen, Anh D., 2025, The Comprehensive Checklist of the Earthworm Genus Metaphire (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) in Vietnam, Species Diversity 30 (1), pp. 37-48 : 41

25. Metaphire easupana ( Thai and Huynh, 1993)

Pheretima easupana Thai and Huynh in Thai et al., 1993: 14.

Metaphire? easupana : Blakemore 2007: 32.

Pheretima mangophila T. T. Nguyen, 2011: 24 .

Metaphire mangophila : T. T. Nguyen et al. 2016: 61.

Metaphire easupana : T. T. Nguyen et al. 2017b: 98, 99.

Type locality. Vietnam (Dak Lak: Ea Sup) .

Type material. CTU ( EW.012.h01, EW.012.p02).

DNA barcodes. OP787165, OP787164, OP787163 , and ON314434 .

Distribution. Dak Lak (Ea Sup), Tay Ninh (Mt. Ba Den), Dong Nai (Vinh Cuu, Xuan Loc, Dinh Quan), Ba RiaVung Tau (Tan Thanh, Ba Ria City, Long Dien), An Giang (Gieng islet, Mt. Nhon, Mt. Phu Cuong, Mt. Ba Doi, Mt. Cam, Mt. Co To, Mt. Sam), Kien Giang (Mt. Hon Dat, Mt. Hon Me, Mt. Hon Soc, Mt. Ba Trai, Mt. Hon Chong, Mt. Dia Tang, Mt. Da Dung, Mt. Thach Dong, Mt. To Chau, An Son Isl., Hon Tre Isl., Lai Son Isl.), Dong Thap (Cao Lanh), Can Tho (Vinh Thanh), Tra Vinh (Chau Thanh) ( Lam et al. 2021; T. T. Nguyen et al. 2022b).

Remarks. Metaphire easupana was previously recorded in the Mekong Delta as its junior synonym Metaphire mangophila (Thai et al. 1993; T. T. Nguyen et al. 2016, 2022b; Lam et al. 2021).