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 perelae ( Thai, 1982 ) Pheretima perelae Thai, 1982 : 827 , fig. 3B; Do 1994: 102; Nakamura 1999 : 28 ; Thai 2000a : 309 . Pheretima (Amynthas) perelae— Thai 1983 : 125 . Metaphire perelae— Blakemore 2007a : 78 ; Blakemore 2008b . Type locality. Vietnam ( Ninh Binh : Cuc Phuong NP ). Type material. ZMUM (W.267), Russia . Examined material. 1 C ( SORC-V.078 ) Cuc Phuong NP , Ninh Binh , 23/6/1983 , coll. Thai Tran Bai. Records from Vietnam. Ninh Binh ( Cuc Phuong NP ) ( Thai 1982 ; Do 1994). Distribution. Only known from Vietnam . Vietnamese name. Giun perel. Remarks. Blakemore (2007a) stated its status as " species inquirenda ". Material was re-examined and presence of male copulatory pouches and hence placement of the species in Metaphire is confirmed here.