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 Planapheretima rarusa ( Thai, 1997 ) Pheretima rarusa Thai, 1997 : 1 , fig. 2 A ; Nakamura 1999 : 39 ; Thai 2000a : 310 . Planapheretima? rarusa— Blakemore 2007a : 85 ; Blakemore 2008b ; Planapheretima plumatomusculata— Nguyen et al. 2014 : 111, Fig. 2. Type locality. Vietnam ( Nghe An : Ky Son ). Type material. SORC , Vietnam . Examined material. 4 C and 3 A ( SORC-V.202.01 ) Muong Long, Ky Son , Nghe An , 18–23/5/1986 , coll. Tran Minh Khoi . Records from Vietnam. Nghe An (Ky Son: Muong Long) ( Thai 1997 ). Distribution. Only known from Vietnam . Vietnamese name. Giun lá hiếm. Remarks. The species is very close to Planapheretima plumatomusculata ( Thai, 1982 ) but differs in violet color dorsally, having copulatory pouch, genital markings in male regions, and accessory glands with long duct ( Thai 1997 ).