A second species of the genus Vietnamorpha Golovatch, 1984 (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) and notes on the generic relationship Author Nguyen, Anh D. text Journal of Natural History 2017 2017-08-15 51 39 - 40 2331 2343 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1355491 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2017.1355491 1464-5262 5183671 C8A19CFD-1329-427A-B380-08542BB25718 Vietnamorpha spiralis Golovatch, 1984 ( Figures 1–2 ) Vietnamorpha spiralis Golovatch, 1984: 55–56 , figs 1–3; Golovatch, 1983: 182 ; Enghoff et al., 2004: 41 Material examined 1 male ( IEBR-472 ) Phu Tho Prov . , Xuan Son National Park , outside of Lun cave , 27 March 2011 , pitfall trapping, leg . Luong and An ; 2 males ( IEBR-240 ) Hoa Binh Prov ., Thuong Tien Natural Reserve , bamboo forest, 250 m , 4–8 August 2005 , leg . Anh D . Nguyen ; 5 males , 1 female ( IEBR-Myr 567 ) Ninh Binh Prov ., Cuc Phuong NP , Bong station , forest, 21 September 2016 , leg . Anh D . Nguyen ; 1 male ( IEBR-Myr 570 ) Hanoi , Ba Vi National Park , forest, 400 m , 20 September 2016 , leg . Anh D . Nguyen. Diagnosis The species is distinguished by the gonopod femorite being slightly bent dorsally; solenomere long, serrated, not completely sheathed by solenophore; both solenophore and solenomere twisting around the femorite. Records from Vietnam Ninh Binh Prov. (Cuc Phuong NP) ( Golovatch 1984 ); Phu Tho Prov. (Xuan Son NP); Hoa Binh Prov . ( Thuong Tien NR ); Hanoi ( Ba Vi NP ). Distribution Only known from Vietnam . Figure 1. Collecting sites for the genus Vietnamorpha Golovatch, 1984 . 1: Xuan Son National Park, 2: Ba Vi National Park, 3: Thuong Tien Natural Reserve, 4: Cuc Phuong National Park, 5: Pu Mat National Park. Remarks The species seems to be widely distributed in northern Vietnam .