Abstract
Earthworm specimens collected from Nam Phouin NBCA, Laos were found to be two new species of megascolecid earthworms: Amynthas namphouinensis sp. nov. and Amynthas chandyi sp. nov. They belong to the zebrus species group with a pair of spermathecal pores in 7/8. A. namphouinensis has male pores on small round porophores in XVIII, genital papillae always paired equatorial in XVII, presetal, widely paired in XIX, and mid-ventral in 17/18. A. chandyi has male pores on circular porophores in XVIII, and genital papillae paired in 18/19 posterior to the porophores, postsetal in XVI-XIX, and presetal in XVIII, XX.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 57-61 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Zootaxa |
| Issue number | 1914 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2008.10.24 |
Keywords
- Amynthas
- Earthworms
- Laos
- Megascolecidae
- Nam Phouin NBCA
- New species
- Oligochaeta
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Agriculture & Forestry
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