A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae) Author Nguyen, Tung T. Author Nguyen, Anh D. Author Tran, Binh T. T. Author Blakemore, Robert J. text Zootaxa 2016 4140 1 1 92 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1 01995ca4-7d04-4402-b21a-926957b1a391 1175-5326 256507 AD1F6B4E-3B0D-422C-B47C-0495BD385857 Metaphire houlleti ( Perrier, 1872 ) Perichaeta houlleti Perrier, 1872 : 99 , Plate 2, Figs 31–44. Pheretima houlleti— Gates 1939 : 94 ; 1972: 190; Pham 1995c : 89 ; Nakamura 1999 : 42 ; Thai 2000a : 309 ; Huynh 2005a : 109 ; Huynh 2005b : 20 ; Nguyen et al. 2010: 114; Pham 2010 : 63 ; Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008 : 61 ; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010: 123; Nguyen & Huynh 2011 : 1018 ; Nguyen et al. 2011 : 1025 ; Nguyen et al. 2012 : 146 ; Nguyen 2013 : 49 ; Nguyen 2014 : 109 . Metaphire houlleti— Sims & Easton 1972 : 238 ; Blakemore 2007a : 48 ; Blakemore 2008b . Perichaeta campanulata Rosa, 1890b : 115 . Pheretima campanulata— Gates 1930 : 307 , 311; 1939: 83; Thai et al. 2004 : 759 ; Pham 1995c : 89 ; Nakamura 1999 : 41 ; Thai 2000a : 308 ; Huynh 2005a : 112 ; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008 : 184 ; Pham 2010 : 63 ; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010: 123; Nguyen & Huynh 2011 : 1018 ; Nguyen et al. 2011 : 1025 ; Nguyen et al. , 2012 : 146 . Metaphire campanulata— Sims & Easton 1972 ; 238; Blakemore 2007a : 48 , treated as synonym of Metaphire houlleti ( Perrier, 1872 ) . Type locality. India (Calcutta). Type material. MHNH , France . Examined material. 25 C and 18 A ( CTU-EW.006.06 ) natural forest, Cat Tien NP , Tan Phu , Dong Nai , 13/ 10/2013 , coll. Le Van Nhan ; 22 C ( CTU-EW.006.02 ) Phung Hiep , Can Tho , 9/10/2009 , coll. Ngo Thi Ngan ; 13C, 4 A ( SORC-V.129.01 ) deciduous forest, Ealop , Dak Lak , 18/10/1989 , coll. Huynh Thi Kim Hoi ; 15 C and 5 A ( CTU-EW.018.01 ) Nam Cat Tien , Tan Phu , Dong Nai , 13/10/2013 , coll. Le Van Nhan ; 11 C ( CTU-EW.018.05 ) Cu Lao Duyen , Cho Moi , An Giang , 9/2009, coll. Ho Minh Thuan . Records from Vietnam. Son La (Moc Chau) ; Dien Bien (Tuan Giao; Dien Bien ) ; Nghe An (Que Phong) ; Quang Tri (Huong Hoa); Thua Thien Hue (Huong Tra; Hue; Huong Thuy; Nam Dong) ; Da Nang (Hoa Vang; Son Tra; Ba Na NP ) ; Quang Nam (Dien Ban; Hiep Duc; Tam Ky; Tien Phuoc; Phuoc Son; Tra My) ; Quang Ngai (Son Ha) ; Kon Tum (Dak Glei; Sa Thay) ; Binh Dinh (Tuy Phuoc; An Nhon) ; Gia Lai (An Khe; Duc Co) ; Phu Yen (Tuy An) ; Dak Lak (Ea Sup; Yok Don NP ; Buon Me Thuot) ; Dak Nong (Ta Dung Mts ) ; Binh Thuan (Tanh Linh) ; Lam Dong (Duc Trong; Da Lat ) ; Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang ) ; Dong Nai (Vinh Cuu; Xuan Loc; Tan Phu; Dinh Quan; Trang Bom; Thong Nhat; Nhon Trach; Long Thanh; Cam My) ; Tay Ninh ( Ba Den Mt . ) ; Dong Thap (Thanh Binh; Lap Vo; Cao Lanh; Cu Lao Tan Long ) ; Hau Giang (Phung Hiep; Nga Bay ) ; Long An (Vinh Hung; Thanh Hoa ) ; Kien Giang ( Phu Quoc Isl. ) ; Tien Giang (Cai Be; Cai Lay; Chau Thanh) ; Vinh Long (Long Ho) ; An Giang (Cho Moi: Cu Lao My Hiep; Chau Doc; Tinh Bien; Tri Ton) ; Kien Giang (Kien Luong; Hon Tre Isl. ; Lai Son Isl. ; An Son Isl. ; Hon Dat) ; Hau Giang (Phung Hiep) ; Can Tho ; Ben Tre (Binh Dai) ; Tra Vinh (Duyen Hai; Hoa Minh Isl. ; Cau Ke) ; Soc Trang (Long Phu; Tran De; Ke Sach; Chau Thanh) ; Bac Lieu ( Hoa Binh ) ; Ca Mau (Dam Doi; Cai Nuoc; Ca Mau City) (Do 1994; Nguyen 1994 ; Pham 1995c , 2010 ; Huynh 2005a ; Thai et al. 2004 ; Nguyen V.T. & Tran 2008 ; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010; Nguyen & Huynh 2011 ; Nguyen et al. 2010; Nguyen et al. 2011 ; Nguyen et al. 2012 ). Distribution. Cosmopolitan species, occurring in India , Thailand , Cambodia , Laos , Myanmar , Taiwan , Singapore , China , Australia , USA ( Gate 1939 , 1972 ; Easton 1982 ; Thai & Do 1989 ; Thai & Samphon 1991 ; Shen & Yeo 2005 ; Shen et al. 200 5). Vietnamese name. Giun houllet. Remarks. Gates (1939) noted that the original home of the species is probably somewhere a region comprising eastern Myanmar and Thailand . The species has been known in Vietnam as two different species, Pheretima houlleti and Pheretima campanulata .