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Jin &amp; Jiang
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<figureCitation id="8EF412A3E4D1DD8F6B85C247AAA5B262" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. M. donganensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D male pores of paratype (P 1 CJHUSH 190511779 N 9-03) E spermathecae. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121081">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
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13 clitellates in total • 1 clitellate (
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B
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,
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and
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,
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(
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,
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),
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elevation,
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,
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<collectingDate id="C360B1A0E70E5D57330E49982EA114B2" value="2019-05-12">12 May 2019</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectorName id="1E0F6697342BAAF66786A91B7BB9BECD">Y Dong</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="DD7FCD5013757AAB52833E8AE1C8184B">YF Qin</collectorName>
and
<collectorName id="9D6D2D7F5A3C28728AF0DD0BFFEDB902">YZ Wu</collectorName>
</materialsCitation>
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2 clitellates (
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),
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,
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,
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(
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,
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),
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elevation,
<collectedFrom id="61B2C2F3E0FB0159EA7EE021F019FACE">brown soil under litter next to the house</collectedFrom>
,
<date id="0C839527C1FD894988CB9A1948B2FF3B" value="2019-05-18">
<collectingDate id="983C0B2244D7C1312C83C2327333D09F" value="2019-05-18">18 May 2019</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectorName id="46376A327EE77B8F8C0DD11096CA28AC">Y Dong</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="CBE0D174E7CC4943A912F506D4AC3E97">YF Qin</collectorName>
and
<collectorName id="9BEC62F44A4AAC87FE4ACE548623B70A">YK Li</collectorName>
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0ES6AI" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="9CC7F5DFE072838270E212D9F7201C79">
<heading id="5AE1452066FE5392A2F7D67AFB4FF89B" reason="title">Diagnosis.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="222CD129B85E31502297E3EF63A38B5C">
Size medium to large. Spermathecal pores in 6 / 78 / 9, separated by 1 / 3 of body circumference. Male pores in
<collectionCode id="74AB91AD09C4498939892FEF53C4C2C5">XVIII</collectionCode>
, separated by 1 / 3 of body circumference, each on the bottom center of the longitudinal copulatory chamber. Sometimes the copulatory chamber eversion is ridged. Spermathecae three pairs in
<collectionCode id="74A13265A73B88EC63A8935F909DB6DE">VII</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="66986C1393345E7CE700C18B571D8A0F">IX</collectionCode>
, ampulla heart- or rod-shaped, duct thick and as long as ampulla. Diverticulum as long as main pouch (duct and ampulla together), slender and straight at proximal part, terminal 1 / 2 dilated into twisted in zigzag fashion. Intestinal caeca are simple. Prostate glands are well developed.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EX6AI" type="description">
<paragraph id="BB8D8FD8223E74D9C8FBC3165EE0E71B">
<heading id="6958CF0E1D2C7306ADA99C552CC9F03A" reason="title">External characters.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="97B5B15AE960B0261CA551223A239ADF">
Pale brown dorsal and ventral pigmentation. Dimensions
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by 4.67.0 mm at clitellum, segments 78111. Annulus present on
<collectionCode id="ECB3DFED3CEF981BE676AA48ACB72CC5">IX</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="262582122D160C2755BBB4A500B2EA75">XVIII</collectionCode>
. The dorsal midline is clearly visible and purplish brown. First dorsal pore of all examined individuals in 12 / 13. Prostomium 1 / 2 epilobous. Clitellum annular, pale taupe, in XIV
<collectionCode id="010BD80BB23BBCCD5410D2B39F45E7EB">XVI</collectionCode>
, smooth, setae invisible externally. Setae numbering 2034 at III, 2046 at
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, 2858 at
<collectionCode id="6D45154F205C0B2F52B060F6DCC894DE">VIII</collectionCode>
, 5266 at
<collectionCode id="9CA1616646F85B015CA969CCE868F463">XX</collectionCode>
, 5870 at XXV; 813 between male pores; 1417 (
<collectionCode id="3B06A4BFC161B0210D2CE26083625399" country="Norway" name="Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute">VI</collectionCode>
), 1620 (
<collectionCode id="D8AE9AE1B622FF1423581935558A2CFA">VII</collectionCode>
) and 1721 (
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) between spermathecal pores; setal formula, aa = 1.01.6 ab, zz = 1.21.8 zy. Male pores one pair in
<collectionCode id="C63A23F86D8D0DD51128B765C49BFCED">XVIII</collectionCode>
, separated by 1 / 3 body circumference, each on the bottom center of the longitudinal copulatory chamber, multiple radioactive folds on the outer edge (Fig.
<figureCitation id="5FB186335BC2EEF15AE02CB0EA95EE87" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. M. donganensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D male pores of paratype (P 1 CJHUSH 190511779 N 9-03) E spermathecae. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121081">5 A</figureCitation>
). Sometimes the copulatory chamber eversion is ridged (specimen
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,
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and
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) (Fig.
<figureCitation id="0380365784AAE468F4B9CF2A0B5602A9" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. M. donganensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D male pores of paratype (P 1 CJHUSH 190511779 N 9-03) E spermathecae. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121081">5 D</figureCitation>
). Female pore single in XIV, oval, milky white. Spermathecal pores three pairs in 6 / 78 / 9, ventral, large eye-like, milky white porophore in center, separated by 1 / 3 body circumference.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EFABI" type="description">
<paragraph id="51E227A34338BA466DEAFFC5EDCFB5BD">
<heading id="0AC582630FC8D9CD055A949438724103" reason="title">Internal characters.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="02FCE707892B125F6B34B1D928BCFBE0">
Septa 5 / 67 / 8 thick and muscular, 10 / 1112 / 13 slightly thickened, 8 / 9 and 9 / 10 absent. Gizzard spherical, in
<collectionCode id="2C78A6A06A4CE6517736952219B03BBA">IX</collectionCode>
X. Intestine enlarged distinctly from XV. Intestinal caeca paired in XXVII, extending anteriorly to XXIII, simple, smooth dorsal margin, weakly constricted on ventral margin (Fig.
<figureCitation id="83A35326FE2E91530589B0C7D6B6FA7F" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. M. donganensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D male pores of paratype (P 1 CJHUSH 190511779 N 9-03) E spermathecae. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121081">5 C</figureCitation>
). Four esophageal hearts in X XIII, the latter three are more developed than the first pair. Male sexual system holandric, testis sacs two pairs, in X and XI, well developed, left and right lobes connected on the ventral side. Seminal vesicles two pairs, extending in XI and XII, well developed, left and right lobes separated on the ventral side. Prostate glands well developed, inserting in
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and extending to
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and
<collectionCode id="6DD4FA8301F63AEB2519C4645569EAB8">XXII</collectionCode>
, strip lobate, prostatic duct U-shaped, slightly thicker at the distal part (Fig.
<figureCitation id="4D3BEEAB119DEAFAA4FC555A3A4ADBC8" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. M. donganensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D male pores of paratype (P 1 CJHUSH 190511779 N 9-03) E spermathecae. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121081">5 B</figureCitation>
). No accessory glands observed. Spermathecae three pairs in
<collectionCode id="0332F1E6BCA9987D11396357B55D12C2">VII</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="56ED0AA9518D00824C4AFB467FC48BE9">IX</collectionCode>
, ampulla heart- or rod-shaped, ~ 3.28.0 mm long in
<typeStatus id="4A1411549E7535FD5E101D20F10B2E24" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
; ampulla duct is swollen and as long as ampulla. Diverticulum as long as main pouch (duct and ampulla together), slender and straight at proximal part, terminal 1 / 2 dilated into twisted in zigzag fashion. No accessory glands observed (Fig.
<figureCitation id="3ECFAFCBFB10B614789A379CBF326E7B" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. M. donganensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D male pores of paratype (P 1 CJHUSH 190511779 N 9-03) E spermathecae. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121081">5 E</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EXABI" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="364DA5D27EAB52189C5AE854C44E8A42">
<heading id="ED6ACCDCA8A5CF4A6D0863A12ECD41B5" reason="title">Etymology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D5D0D96CDD9690C61509718A55A483BE">The species is named after its type locality.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0E3ABI" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="11F49B50E663DA931037515B7003F226">
<heading id="7D3E1E76D68B8D9E7ADFB2B2376E8333" reason="title">Remarks.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C6E86CE40CBDD4D06B860E98F39A6174">
<taxonomicName id="E524F35BE014CFB7B5C54D6059A63D1C" authorityName="Jin &amp; Jiang" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="E58E2514F11A08AEB0E62FD6E1CAC616" italics="true">Metaphire donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="877A2756B64B234AD2AAC6D54081C9AB" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
with three pairs spermathecal pores in 6 / 78 / 9, keys to the
<taxonomicName id="2C0C73345899E8AF9761CBBAB1CFCF47" baseAuthorityName="Perrier" baseAuthorityYear="1872" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="houlleti">
<emphasis id="90545E6BC2F33D4BAAC175D0DA7A30B7" italics="true">Metaphire houlleti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group, which includes 44 species (
<bibRefCitation id="3D6EF11528CDDE552271B5B352A2BCE2" DOI="10.1111/j.1095-8312.1972.tb00694.x" author="Sims and Easton" firstAuthor="Sims" issue="3" journalOrPublisher="Linnean Society of London" pagination="169-268" refId="B30" refString="Sims RW, Easton EG (1972) A numerical revision of the earthworm genus Pheretima auct (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) with the recognition of new genera and an appendix on the earthworms collected by the Royal Society North Borneo Expedition. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. Linnean Society of London 4 (3): 169268. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1972.tb00694.x" title="A numerical revision of the earthworm genus Pheretima auct (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) with the recognition of new genera and an appendix on the earthworms collected by the Royal Society North Borneo Expedition. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society." volume="4" year="1972">Sims and Easton 1972</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="7D9A72A02478232964246720321CEB80" author="Feng" firstAuthor="Feng" issue="1" journalOrPublisher="Zoological Research" pagination="47-51" refId="B9" refString="Feng XY (1984) A new subspecies of terrestrial Oligochaeta from Lanzhou, Gansu Province. Zoological Research 5 (1): 4751. https://www.zoores.ac.cn/cn/article/pdf/preview/2359.pdf [in Chinese]" title="A new subspecies of terrestrial Oligochaeta from Lanzhou, Gansu Province." url="https://www.zoores.ac.cn/cn/article/pdf/preview/2359.pdf" volume="5" year="1984">Feng 1984</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="DD91AD7A487EA16D7867F65D7A4D49D9" author="Feng and Ma" firstAuthor="Feng" issue="3" journalOrPublisher="Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica" pagination="248-250" refId="B10" refString="Feng XY, Ma ZG (1987) Notes on a new species of the genus Metaphire from Gansu Province, China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 12 (3): 248250. [in Chinese]" title="Notes on a new species of the genus Metaphire from Gansu Province, China." volume="12" year="1987">Feng and Ma 1987</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="B56C608C9AA682D183C99FE14FA158D4" author="Qiu and Zhong" firstAuthor="Qiu" journalOrPublisher="Guizhou Science" pagination="38-44" refId="B28" refString="Qiu JP, Zhong YH (1993) Notes on a new species and a new subspecies of the genus Metaphire from Guizhou Province, China. Guizhou Science 11: 3844. https://qikan.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/ReadIndex?id=1044960&amp;info=PdlOJzQ%2fRdS54Kzlx6Mjt1K5pZwy%2fZqQ7LuwiS2GqaY%3d [in Chinese]" title="Notes on a new species and a new subspecies of the genus Metaphire from Guizhou Province, China." url="https://qikan.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/ReadIndex?id=1044960&amp;info=PdlOJzQ%2fRdS54Kzlx6Mjt1K5pZwy%2fZqQ7LuwiS2GqaY%3d" volume="11" year="1993">Qiu and Zhong 1993</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="C5FE778D88794512D72E0717F9338D72" DOI="10.11646/zootaxa.4496.1.24" author="Sun" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Sun" issue="1" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pagination="287-301" refId="B34" refString="Sun J, Jiang JB, Bartlam S, Qiu JP, Hu F (2018) Four new Amynthas and Metaphire earthworm species from nine provinces in southern China. Zootaxa 4496 (1): 287301. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4496.1.24" title="Four new Amynthas and Metaphire earthworm species from nine provinces in southern China." volume="4496" year="2018">Sun et al. 2018</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName id="1515717A4A35E620741BEAAD878658BD" authority="(Chen, 1930)" baseAuthorityName="Chen" baseAuthorityYear="1930" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="vulgaris" subSpecies="agricola">
<emphasis id="45ABB5C2C7CD30121E82754C921CB3C7" italics="true">Metaphire vulgaris agricola</emphasis>
(Chen, 1930)
</taxonomicName>
is slightly akin to the new species in the respects of body size, first dorsal pore in 12 / 13, clitellum in XIV
<collectionCode id="1FAB3F5528B84BC92B491EB847F8A31A">XVI</collectionCode>
, setae number, the position and characteristics of spermathecal pores, simple intestinal caeca, and the characteristics of diverticulum. Instead, the difference between the two species is in the pigmentation, pale brown in
<taxonomicName id="F4537216C3B8A198D2BEABC7B49D174C" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7B67F594F9A0E2E8A5E5A129E0DB9A93" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9AC7C1AAC705FB72507FD8DF931A0529" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, earthy yellow in
<taxonomicName id="9702A2A52991F86359AC02924D7529E3" authority="(Feng, 1981)" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1981" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="vulgaris" subSpecies="agricola">
<emphasis id="1127979F9FEC9D3E337AF4FFAE3E5D9B" italics="true">M. vulgaris agricola</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="AF4CA57E131DC7EB9597EE81B6BD7E6D" author="Feng XY" refId="B8" refString="Feng XY (1981) Preliminary investigation report of terrestrial Oligochaeta from Gansu Province. Journal of Lanzhou University Medical Sciences (1): 54 - 58. https: // ir. lzu. edu. cn / handle / 262010 / 160404 [in Chinese]" url="https://ir.lzu.edu.cn/handle/262010/160404" year="1981">Feng, 1981</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. Further, the ventral distance of spermathecal pore and male pores are 1 / 3 C and 1 / 3 C in
<taxonomicName id="4EAF997E50B0F5FCB09939862A61C555" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="85527BC906AB7725B0C27440C28237D9" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="155FFD75B914B5AC608D5750B4F29F63" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but 1 / 4 C and 1 / 4 C in
<taxonomicName id="87E905CDD34ECF16D2291E87D1ECAE47" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1981" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="vulgaris" subSpecies="agricola">
<emphasis id="48E35EBBFFAF4A0F70D6C079413CAF14" italics="true">M. vulgaris agricola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; no papillae within spermathecal pore region of
<taxonomicName id="6B073F04DF878EFAB2B3BC9E8BEBAAF6" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8A949063971425CF452AB4B7B294C0F7" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="6362194C299721ACDA0EC60DDB32A72C" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but paired papillae in
<collectionCode id="FACFF2AD64C9F6AB4E98AE80067FB654">VII</collectionCode>
of
<taxonomicName id="622EBA68079D15C1AAF37CFC1692A432" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1981" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="vulgaris" subSpecies="agricola">
<emphasis id="7009923D5EFC86575AF328DC0F440D7B" italics="true">M. vulgaris agricola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; no papillae within male pore region of
<taxonomicName id="27D9416933669A0ABD8C9788996A5B3A" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="1A0A25FA07D0E139EABE80551D4B24A0" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BD60CCB3A6808513D03B0050A10E2E8D" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, while paired papillae on the inner side of male pore in
<taxonomicName id="24F4EEE527FFFC913EBBC760695BE1F1" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1981" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="vulgaris" subSpecies="agricola">
<emphasis id="D08DE5CBC5E19938164B5F0491EEEE6D" italics="true">M. vulgaris agricola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; prostate glands well developed in
<collectionCode id="716CE08BA274C9000A4898B50D582D31">XVI</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="74C12C86E38FC0D9B4E80D27AF1663F1">XXII</collectionCode>
of
<taxonomicName id="FDD2FD36F5A1969D7B4E1182C442C11B" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="920121374E6B0417C2A8C09DBBD527CD" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A01840457B77397A2A0B7CC9A8065A97" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, nevertheless in
<collectionCode id="EFA14B689156F0A3D46118CD0F6AC476">XVII</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="2A1C60D811F46E8F76B18AD4E83182EE">XX</collectionCode>
with accessory glands invisible in
<taxonomicName id="910506C069CB45654BF20AD0106C76B7" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1981" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="vulgaris" subSpecies="agricola">
<emphasis id="029526A700B428A8918BAE87572DBE0A" italics="true">M. vulgaris agricola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; spermathecae ~ 3.28.0 mm long, ampulla heart- or rod-shaped, duct swollen, as long as ampulla of
<taxonomicName id="C9365F3CEE329E7421C9B9BF696FC08A" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B22927260FB553CC2A4412ED1AD85446" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EE9D61E6D34453E1D7FFF6730A30EFB2" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, while spermathecae ~
<quantity id="79BA5A481E667BC27CACBB0EEB710796" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.5" unit="mm" value="4.5">4.5 mm</quantity>
long, ampulla pear-shaped, ampulla duct 1 / 2 of ampulla in
<taxonomicName id="02EF0309E7ED800148388CDE3A76BE4D" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1981" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="vulgaris" subSpecies="agricola">
<emphasis id="B08EA3467E52EE0491F88940814265FF" italics="true">M. vulgaris agricola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; no accessory glands in
<taxonomicName id="C5CFEF8168AF4C665B4C59C7980A1306" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="86AB196BD62F8A2C16229C7F14F7CA82" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="DDD54F833CE102827A42EA408CEB061F" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, while paired accessory glands in the
<collectionCode id="6119D04E07BBCAB434D04A61715DCA00">VIII</collectionCode>
of
<taxonomicName id="C98871DD55D2ABAB562CF8D9E56CB85F" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1981" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="vulgaris" subSpecies="agricola">
<emphasis id="11296D1508234AF152482A4BDD9EA1D7" italics="true">M. vulgaris agricola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Table
<tableCitation id="629B359F0B5C65C001B479F581093271" captionStart="Table 4" captionStartId="T4" captionText="Table 4. A comparison of characters of M. donganensis sp. nov. and similar species of the Metaphire houlleti group. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores, mp, male pores." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/299B500BE216C4FFC82AC6346F4BC917" tableUuid="299B500BE216C4FFC82AC6346F4BC917">4</tableCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="299B500BE216C4FFC82AC6346F4BC917" ID-Table-UUID="299B500BE216C4FFC82AC6346F4BC917" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/299B500BE216C4FFC82AC6346F4BC917" startId="T4">
<paragraph id="FEF054280B7118BF7F12D730FB7654F6">
<label id="99AA1FAD67B5D29D585023C70FA608F1">Table 4.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="769F9330E344C83438D6A2073975FDAE">
A comparison of characters of
<taxonomicName id="98D798EC1F15741D7DE94DA0FBFEC028" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="DA085DE730B36AEFF578FD18AB9F726F" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B87DC818C03052C45EDF58AB103CBF42" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
and similar species of the
<taxonomicName id="8C5C713FB934109B4809E0CA0A883A83" baseAuthorityName="Perrier" baseAuthorityYear="1872" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="houlleti">
<emphasis id="E42998DF71836F34CD7D529D1B91D458" italics="true">Metaphire houlleti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores, mp, male pores.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="B9CD9E85DB711ED9A8A1442D636219A8">
<table id="TID0EFCBI" rules="all">
<tbody id="126C0B27483E45E7B91BD71624B6DD1E">
<tr id="B2C34DFF249E0EBDC058AD746E4116E6">
<th id="27A8903D1FBE76DC78689F1F5C68A326" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Character</th>
<emphasis id="C4F0C9766D7CDDB8432AAEC3BBA2CED8" italics="true">
<th id="909326F0D6103EAB4C2CE85B6313C37B" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="490B85E9B6B944986F861D010DC506B3" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis">M. donganensis</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="351946B1A5CF8817433BB7E3D046597C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="4F3761DD9990D2F9494E5BA629997406" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1981" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="vulgaris" subSpecies="agricola">M. vulgaris agricola</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="F7B01B4621CEB84104DD5D033C36CBC8" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="ADA363C3D7B045C3E2C3A8A70B48324F" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1984" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="tschiliensis" subSpecies="lanzhouensis">M. tschiliensis lanzhouensis</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="B316345DC7E7D8080F1B4355A9F5DFE2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="F2DE330CB4D9F2DDA2D5CF4F5B14599B" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">M. viridis</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="944605CF5581406D9D0E780E0241BD74" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="4BAE12D77F0CCE22A4EA306EB20250AC" authorityName="Qiu &amp; Zhong" authorityYear="1993" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ptychosiphona">M. ptychosiphona</taxonomicName>
</th>
<taxonomicName id="4AB3369897760EE8725473E784839955" authority="Body" authorityName="Body" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="sanmingensis">
<th id="8CC1EFD4415FABC7DE129A70BC1470F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">M. sanmingensis</th>
<tr id="29E171A2805AD031FA791D15FFF26FB6">
<td id="F1C7C7B5FF733939982518F36DEBD900" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Body size (mm)</td>
<td id="28D8E98CA9A064E75D84E108F0479393" colspan="1" rowspan="1">72159 * 4.6 7.0</td>
<td id="8000F401C27259C8C4E13D7A8FC2E435" colspan="1" rowspan="1">118 * 6.0</td>
<td id="B7C13B3614D0529C682CF6770AF79F3F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">245310 * 6 7</td>
<td id="F884A9AB5B5AE71A0ED33B62E459D969" colspan="1" rowspan="1">192230 * 9.5 10</td>
<td id="BC7C7DE58EBE539D75CCFC773BB2FEBE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">196295 * 6.0 9.0</td>
<td id="598A9B49F96AC5A002180409C315608C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">55113 * 45.5</td>
</tr>
</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</tr>
<tr id="16471E2EFC6449F44A74AAFFC6BA1BC6">
<td id="5778A61E7A9391DD2D3A995E43B84234" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pigment dorsum</td>
<td id="D64514B4D7C471C3BA574322C3EF90F3" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pale brown</td>
<td id="B8A73C1CA40F9AD24E9364D965B689F3" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Earthy yellow</td>
<td id="91ADB4EDC0B514DD4457314F80E91DB6" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Earthy yellow</td>
<td id="E3EB1121EB8502206DD0DC781F06387B" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Dark green</td>
<td id="21B8FE201B9BE09F80E25BB8018F28F5" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Grey-brown</td>
<td id="C6D21F6B3942697D6C9FF0794BCEFFC7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pale brown to brown</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0B0BB749C674EB997F9DC4D1EF0EACFB">
<td id="1A2E0E3552BAE27AE6AC08BAC7AC15F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pigment ventrum</td>
<td id="1D4D04F85C1DE0B71CB4193E44F7AEED" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pale brown</td>
<td id="E2B635AD20842AB382103F7A6CF616A7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Earthy yellow</td>
<td id="2D7CA5E141F749C1A19946F1E0885198" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Earthy yellow</td>
<td id="090DE962409C744EA270F2BD87AF4AF2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pale green</td>
<td id="8521605D2152A7AC0A733AE94B0D7F47" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Grey-brown</td>
<td id="3D9D471AEEB202D4CC179AA92EC23284" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65BFE49E381B6D016B627CD33CC567D3">
<td id="7E21F38ABB3598635A46C00A0AEDC3CB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">First dorsal pore</td>
<td id="31C79890CC30A8E269637CFD9512352C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 / 13</td>
<td id="1F5E0FF96F73D2331AD196EA2229D3A6" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 / 13</td>
<td id="2E37CE2D58B88B166158A1644315DBA5" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 / 13</td>
<td id="E6CB1037C36C8560A7CD7250DB9202A2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 / 13</td>
<td id="A7FC882CD8D7019257A7B376E5D41C26" colspan="1" rowspan="1">11 / 12</td>
<td id="19A59234F12789FFF546B91D2B1CA44E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">11 / 12, 12 / 13 or 13 / 14</td>
</tr>
<tr id="18388C15F11E429CE6F9E217D4812AD5">
<td id="3026CDF6E2FCA042E87FEB793215BD46" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Setae numbering</td>
<td id="5D4ADF552F2E6A1E0F21B4CCCB2EC5F4" colspan="1" rowspan="1">2034 / III, 2858 / VIII, 5266 / XX</td>
<td id="08F433DA168291517DC47FED82FB176D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">29 / III, 54 / VIII, 62 / XXV</td>
<td id="D2368F67B2EB9F19D496C4937E3C794B" colspan="1" rowspan="1">3240 / III, 4655 / VIII</td>
<td id="D6E6A27F460F87799A97720730AA5B71" colspan="1" rowspan="1">47 50 / III, 6467 / VIII, 9295 / XXV</td>
<td id="86729AEB8ECA3EF0A2345940C1F2F772" colspan="1" rowspan="1">57 61 III, 6479 / VIII, 87117 / XX</td>
<td id="7DC7C5E5D359D8507AE63EBAB5236149" colspan="1" rowspan="1">16 24 / III, 3340 / VIII, 4448 / XX</td>
</tr>
<tr id="524E862E34B0A7C47D5D8DFCF68C1520">
<td id="62B3539C2F78E4002914E82276D579AB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Setae number between sp</td>
<td id="6944D38B87CC8A489C72760041D5602C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1721 (VIII)</td>
<td id="6CA7E14F886E04DB86A69FBFD81FD834" colspan="1" rowspan="1">-</td>
<td id="1786D67EEAC58120595E93B92ACC1CC2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1624 (VIII)</td>
<td id="509B321B4FC8D555607E164B98FD25BE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">-</td>
<td id="A21DF6AF50ADB0A2EDC74C10466A7EFB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">2834 (VIII)</td>
<td id="72115CE0A37A3133AA2F037E07A7614E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 (VIII)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3F2D8938FD5CD18922D729D877CD0792">
<td id="A1B35F8DE71992DAECBA2749A8DFDFAE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Setae number between mp</td>
<td id="11945B694EEB9D5DA0B59EF37464E6EC" colspan="1" rowspan="1">813 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="C894A685DACEE71B876CF12C3C6250DC" colspan="1" rowspan="1">-</td>
<td id="40EB8F924949850A1E44783DFCCE3E92" colspan="1" rowspan="1">814 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="382058E54AB0CF544E9D1BCED9A95A03" colspan="1" rowspan="1">-</td>
<td id="2BC1C6E57415944AC44A5157FC05FCFC" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1527 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="492185C614236C871186CDE49D7EF977" colspan="1" rowspan="1">89 (XVIII)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="941194D006D017349DCC9E3D3E4C4A7D">
<td id="BF1F5521F4D9852D26473804F475CEA9" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Ventral distance of sp</td>
<td id="2FC392332316C7239FE16A586A56C1C0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="48D189E71CD391AFB1279E70A4A08C7B" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 4 C</td>
<td id="D8F1CFE74237A8B8D5B9590A12244314" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="7266CC99B425D9168A5F9E85E53F154C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 2 C</td>
<td id="3D1F0C43C52682C0D20631A99CCD978F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">2 / 5 C</td>
<td id="02D9C39A84D456B33BEB21963EEDA2CB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
</tr>
<tr id="DFC3E5CBAF56030287C5E7B49729BCD8">
<td id="8E78C431A3C59AF49EE04F9AE49E2D7A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Papillae within sp region</td>
<td id="ACD8618D48B3817D6AC272E89A31C024" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="1B69F0E1C7D21678A71814DCBF41A233" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired in VII</td>
<td id="D4704BC867C356CA7A920361FE029D79" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="C19A738B40F612D03AE4E8B33CB5A32D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired in VII, VIII, and IX</td>
<td id="AC64E99EC15CB69B0317B442EF2431D8" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="AAAB0E1A80E753BCDC3A96A3155ACC84" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Two in VII and VIII, or extra two paired in VIII</td>
</tr>
<tr id="1E528955274206A27F48CB5EE5EDA899">
<td id="4CA2B5463B2FFEEFB700D4BCC6DC5C4D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Ventral distance of mp</td>
<td id="33EB9A95AE2237DDA2A958B796B9A459" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="3DE52EEC80E9D22410D62D1A25BF7583" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 4 C</td>
<td id="4D69FADE903B97FD9AF1C46AC2D278B2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="07AA044AEBF608349056A42BC340D020" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 2 C</td>
<td id="F2177C1AD8B9730E8C191EB24450982B" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="229F0F1CD8941C46E1E9FA80D036EB1B" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AAA31AB9D0A61722EE7F6B801DF165CA">
<td id="6A0AF8AFF557F74DB702D207E745997C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Papillae within mp region</td>
<td id="9A485DA3ACFFAC160636F52B9332649E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="6021DC190843F2BC6AF717875D3D923C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired in the inner side of male pore</td>
<td id="4EF7A6014B74F19DB71BAFF7ECC142BA" colspan="1" rowspan="1">One in pouches</td>
<td id="FF8B47B1A2E636751DA0495EA0D91B47" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Four in pouches</td>
<td id="EBEC47A8B28FA444D5E61E61E858D319" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="57500CE71D8EDBB4538FC2890F96B002" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Three in the inner side of male pores, extra three in XVIII</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B34AB11352A54E04B7EC9CDB3EEDB0B6">
<td id="2BBAA8CAD9504D61D421F7C6EB154E09" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Prostate glands</td>
<td id="11F0A332BCC9C8752A27C51E168EA3CA" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Well developed</td>
<td id="9C549666C4B1451892445433BB021EE1" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Developed</td>
<td id="E0AD42CB67D3D80815B1AD3EF8FF4240" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Underdeveloped with accessory gland</td>
<td id="E134EC5D87DDD950782D383FE0718E5C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Developed with accessory gland</td>
<td id="FAFF046AABBE19D99227CCE2C7015B54" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Well developed</td>
<td id="A5070CC3599CB509EDB2839C9047403F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Developed</td>
</tr>
<tr id="EE51039071136F2C93FF32F10A077704">
<td id="14F6671AEF6DFF9A8903196050473569" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Diverticulum</td>
<td id="AB98AA9110EBA18FE692844BF1ECB4C3" colspan="1" rowspan="1">As long as main pouch, terminal 1 / 2 dilated into zigzag fashion</td>
<td id="AF8A897018A10F1BBA9774B7EA96A477" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Shorter, terminal 2 / 3 dilated into twisted zigzag fashion</td>
<td id="F525DCC149400F665A4EACE09F9AB7C6" colspan="1" rowspan="1">As long as main pouch, terminal 2 / 3 dilated into zigzag fashion</td>
<td id="82C7486DCC8AAEC69BDCFE08DC637E9C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Longer, terminal 1 / 2 dilated into zigzag fashion</td>
<td id="CD384FF43CAC2EEC02723DB7FF55122C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Shorter, terminal 0.6 dilated into zigzag fashion</td>
<td id="732B7DBED51AC373326EFF94D3EDA2FC" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Shorter, terminal dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B9046BC60AE0737A28E335FEAECBA685">
<td id="4F780A9019DB3C67E3766ADACC6ED855" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Accessory glands</td>
<td id="CC6ECA84066B1C4802DED37DCDE363B3" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="E11AC134421C5A2BA67B6D315BC9C72F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired in VIII</td>
<td id="55F7E1121EAD9D255AD515C0ED4D2905" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="A0A3616EB10A21D855C0C5AE1B4B4A5B" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired in VII, VIII, and IX</td>
<td id="B334F19A03747F2BCC3DB92A03B0E986" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="1D9B71D87ED536346B6E624F6D80E5DB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Invisible</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="393F2935B84726E2820E30A7B76C98C1">
We compare the new species to
<taxonomicName id="187972AA7B8839687E0763D8A380AC8F" authority="(Feng, 1984)" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1984" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="tschiliensis" subSpecies="lanzhouensis">
<emphasis id="B25FA4A082997C9AE52DC1261C3860B3" italics="true">Metaphire tschiliensis lanzhouensis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="DDB7280561B3DF953EEBE71D05F686DF" author="Feng XY" issue="1" journalOrPublisher="Zoological Research" pagination="47-51" refId="B9" refString="Feng XY (1984) A new subspecies of terrestrial Oligochaeta from Lanzhou, Gansu Province. Zoological Research 5 (1): 47 - 51. https: // www. zoores. ac. cn / cn / article / pdf / preview / 2359. pdf [in Chinese]" title="A new subspecies of terrestrial Oligochaeta from Lanzhou, Gansu Province." url="https://www.zoores.ac.cn/cn/article/pdf/preview/2359.pdf" volume="5" year="1984">Feng, 1984</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, which has three pairs of spermathecal pores in 6 / 78 / 9. They share several common characters in the first dorsal pore position, clitellum in XIV
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, setae number, the position of spermathecal pores, the position and characteristics of male pores, no papillae within spermathecal pore region, simple intestinal caeca, and the characteristics of the diverticulum. Quite the contrary, the new species is smaller than
<taxonomicName id="E428EB08BA106BE1EF4B8F8D825A53FF" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1984" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="tschiliensis" subSpecies="lanzhouensis">
<emphasis id="71CFD3138653C68E63E1D174AC699D14" italics="true">M. tschiliensis lanzhouensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Beyond that, coloration is pale brown in
<taxonomicName id="47F4850389F43911C659A5BC52AF9A84" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8A066F12F49D1949876E885FE997D511" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B0792A20906246BA94DA05806748323A" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, earthy yellow in
<taxonomicName id="CB7E711928A62F941EF62FC625F64874" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1984" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="tschiliensis" subSpecies="lanzhouensis">
<emphasis id="73C8B738CB6C68C057D551426C53C0F0" italics="true">M. tschiliensis lanzhouensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; spermathecal pores are obvious in
<taxonomicName id="2E813C7D3AEB15370418C986607DCE3B" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2B855B6AEAF71553D6DA9DC1C3D55D26" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BBF8DA9C0282739FEA685465F64B4E7D" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but inconspicuous in
<taxonomicName id="AFAB9A12FFE8B2D962D3C0D14E7E75D3" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1984" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="tschiliensis" subSpecies="lanzhouensis">
<emphasis id="CCF1998407CEE9A52E0A6B7AAB75527F" italics="true">M. tschiliensis lanzhouensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; no papillae within male pore region of
<taxonomicName id="35FC68CA5EDF242C265B7F1D7B08C59B" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5213118995CD4F67F7222FC0794952EC" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B553DC86A259E93C2F812C126EC9DF06" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but one in pouch of
<taxonomicName id="78B3AB414AB9A7FD0515BC7593502DF0" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1984" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="tschiliensis" subSpecies="lanzhouensis">
<emphasis id="CEC634A593C3FACB42D7654BAD7A0B2C" italics="true">M. tschiliensis lanzhouensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; prostate glands well developed in
<collectionCode id="B03AF71A1DBACB37D17770302606720B">XVI</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="8C47B694DE7FF72CD358AAD67CA7D55D">XXII</collectionCode>
of
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<emphasis id="C6350DCC466AEDD57A5D91B01013FCF1" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="7239718DFFA24DFCE1875058D5811057" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, while underdeveloped in
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<collectionCode id="CD3F4D18AE020C7A5D16CFAC98A9AAA3">XIX</collectionCode>
with a large lumpy accessory gland in
<taxonomicName id="354960A87CC0B4967788FBF955EF21AB" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1984" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="tschiliensis" subSpecies="lanzhouensis">
<emphasis id="990ADFCDC1E69676B173CDBB4B75B6F6" italics="true">M. tschiliensis lanzhouensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; spermathecae ~ 3.28.0 mm long, ampulla heart- or rod-shaped of
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<emphasis id="414D6C67926B1B7BB5B47C970C9F5D26" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B6BBC889E4636F6DA864192FF442D6F3" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but spermathecae ~
<quantity id="254954F393B51AB270A27840F155A48F" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" unit="mm" value="4.0">4 mm</quantity>
long, ampulla spherical-shaped in
<taxonomicName id="1E8E073475B575CA3D85BB69F4551F17" baseAuthorityName="Feng" baseAuthorityYear="1984" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="subSpecies" species="tschiliensis" subSpecies="lanzhouensis">
<emphasis id="BBE1557542C17AE1767BE57E91D2F525" italics="true">M. tschiliensis lanzhouensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Table
<tableCitation id="F138555C611A7FD8F6E2A67C881A07AE" captionStart="Table 4" captionStartId="T4" captionText="Table 4. A comparison of characters of M. donganensis sp. nov. and similar species of the Metaphire houlleti group. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores, mp, male pores." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/299B500BE216C4FFC82AC6346F4BC917" tableUuid="299B500BE216C4FFC82AC6346F4BC917">4</tableCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D25314CE22F1B4C428F31CFBD71B9539">
Considering the three pairs of spermathecal pores in 6 / 78 / 9, we compared the new species with
<taxonomicName id="A05EEB4F59C4F423283E4385DD1C9D34" authority="Feng &amp; Ma, 1987" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="D7D8C0D33DD470EDD8878A8312755DC3" italics="true">Metaphire viridis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="6CC29A430988C8790EC495E241BF6775" author="Feng XY &amp; Ma ZG" issue="3" journalOrPublisher="Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica" pagination="248-250" refId="B10" refString="Feng XY, Ma ZG (1987) Notes on a new species of the genus Metaphire from Gansu Province, China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 12 (3): 248 - 250. [in Chinese]" title="Notes on a new species of the genus Metaphire from Gansu Province, China." volume="12" year="1987">Feng &amp; Ma, 1987</bibRefCitation>
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. Both have first dorsal pores in 12 / 13, clitellum in XIV
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, the same position and characteristics of spermathecal pores, simple intestinal caeca, and the same characteristics of diverticulum. However, the new species differs from
<taxonomicName id="2914AD6805420E4CD9E6C522BC0F7AF0" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="2F05E2694D04D32F38476E3A243588A1" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
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in many respects.
<taxonomicName id="5CE62F655164A11D79529C69462AA7C1" authorityName="Jin &amp; Jiang" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43D8366333BDB7B8A577F43130EA32DF" italics="true">Metaphire donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="0F045CED098A668BB6144D18078844F0" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is smaller than
<taxonomicName id="65A22FE016F68928CFF779AFA06D7B6E" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="96C3D1E3F468D44C73FF4545FAA8457D" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with pale brown coloration; setae number of
<taxonomicName id="26168D8C4936A5D499CBEC017644BE2D" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="59DB4A73163838B340517D2A8CC10F4A" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="0140E3F7136D9B38FE8C270C918E96EF" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is less than
<taxonomicName id="CDA71E40461BDCE7D8CA3677C81091EF" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="007DB48E67436DB5C2FFD847AD4E8A85" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
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; the ventral distance of spermathecal pore and male pores are 1 / 3 C and 1 / 3 C in
<taxonomicName id="6118679932CA05F01339DDFB3D7571F8" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="09FBB087538F77FEDE24B29AB947A35E" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="13F25A2E53D7152BD914123B84B35B46" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but 1 / 2 C and 1 / 2 C in
<taxonomicName id="D51999A4369032418A3079F3BD187397" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="0FDB95B40E18CF07B3CDD8096A86EAE0" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; no papillae within spermathecal pore region of
<taxonomicName id="9EB0265BECF219328760D7F9D8EBC5F3" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5ACBDA1354C660BB7A4C43009170A171" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5F6AB02862D8FAD7DFD37E35CB04B6B4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, while paired in
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,
<collectionCode id="FFBF9512F0A8915514312E2840FA6A2E">VIII</collectionCode>
, and
<collectionCode id="3850EEA6704CD4DFCC9A6AE821F4EFB0">IX</collectionCode>
of
<taxonomicName id="D0592DFE8776C052BD9EF98457E11317" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="2CD3211230B4494D46B410F3D90D3AC8" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; no papillae within male pore region of
<taxonomicName id="02E757F40315831CA97D1212998AE6B9" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2A4F88CA433912EB108DEB720B5045E2" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="49F99F6CEBC69A07D5F9B61FE65C8572" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but four in pouches in
<taxonomicName id="1002BDCDA1D62ABC4A46FF74301952BF" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="C66360067390C8BEB8A2AC695A3992FF" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; prostate glands in
<collectionCode id="2EFC17E5FA22B86F8F132516AD596AA6">XVI</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="A5503C266199878641765E4DBC3A6037">XXII</collectionCode>
of
<taxonomicName id="B7D54AD26FC4C5543ADB2ECBE26072F1" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7E014C853325047B02237C653477DC62" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9CD257873963B9B54524D5EFD439B6BE" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, while XV
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or
<collectionCode id="4B2C96D6FF4E7C3C3A18CBB0B6B1DF45">XVII</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="40CDF86135A6BCCC5606B998BAA052E2">XIX</collectionCode>
with a lumpy accessory gland in
<taxonomicName id="D01C9EA435287BB4ED33E2B5BB67599A" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="335E2CAB27DE71EA672102E9CCBB8DE0" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; no accessory glands in
<taxonomicName id="340065F0B8C4E9789C6002DFB898A72A" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="AC06E07AAC9A9F52D657E4493D81608D" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B76E47E6678379595E989BC3243C23BD" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, whereas paired in the
<collectionCode id="79E84ADF6724D72CD849DCE776994BC2">VII</collectionCode>
,
<collectionCode id="E5E6A76D564CAF54343CE0E05F985E7C">VIII</collectionCode>
and
<collectionCode id="A3A921D45D67106F5F5139B808F64386">IX</collectionCode>
of
<taxonomicName id="DECE65D4356A8CE28E2D9602261BEAC4" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="D2EBAE38E4013526483E6108B86B3E0F" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; spermathecae ~ 3.28.0 mm long, ampulla heart- or rod-shaped of
<taxonomicName id="9AE617A7C02B0BEF6C07FE489B805658" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="DBB7694627E5129545A7B74684DEE7F6" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="577FA2B4EFF403456DC062D7BF67C7A9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, nevertheless spermathecae ~
<quantity id="AE036B19AA169E8267FC99377967E4B0" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" unit="mm" value="4.0">4 mm</quantity>
long, ampulla spherical- or oval-shaped in
<taxonomicName id="3353287CEC307DB94D469930A0A2BE9B" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="D4596F3FB2E51AB93D805233F01F75DA" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; no accessory glands of
<taxonomicName id="6A2EB4176E7FB3F414478B87016317F9" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="donganensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="4FB8512EDB36183A26DD8BDEEE05B27D" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="98288EB2BD67989C5383E063A10F4C88" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, while paired in
<collectionCode id="7F19770641860C9A393393921C166B7B">VII</collectionCode>
,
<collectionCode id="938D0485AFD4CDB6B4BDB126B0FB99D0">VIII</collectionCode>
, and
<collectionCode id="42EAA6D4B5280DD31D253618C694C30E">IX</collectionCode>
of
<taxonomicName id="F21F0CBFA0A7C5413EC3A2EEB5939150" authorityName="Feng &amp; Ma" authorityYear="1987" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="84F3AB9731E1CC2E0EB4610C46604A6E" italics="true">M. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Table
<tableCitation id="142E66149A8E6C14AA297F021D9388D0" captionStart="Table 4" captionStartId="T4" captionText="Table 4. A comparison of characters of M. donganensis sp. nov. and similar species of the Metaphire houlleti group. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores, mp, male pores." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/299B500BE216C4FFC82AC6346F4BC917" tableUuid="299B500BE216C4FFC82AC6346F4BC917">4</tableCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C02CCF9A0FE7CE18E7B69636F51AD215">
We also compare the new species with
<taxonomicName id="FE7A62939D1E2FE94DB231F0F78AB9AD" authority="Qiu &amp; Zhong, 1993" authorityName="Qiu &amp; Zhong" authorityYear="1993" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ptychosiphona">
<emphasis id="F320F957F76F7D98901976FEF2896C12" italics="true">Metaphire ptychosiphona</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="455A137DE13A9E83C2AC433816F6A538" author="Qiu JP &amp; Zhong YH" journalOrPublisher="Guizhou Science" pagination="38-44" refId="B28" refString="Qiu JP, Zhong YH (1993) Notes on a new species and a new subspecies of the genus Metaphire from Guizhou Province, China. Guizhou Science 11: 38 - 44. https: // qikan. cqvip. com / Qikan / Article / ReadIndex? id = 1044960 &amp; info = PdlOJzQ % 2 fRdS 54 Kzlx 6 Mjt 1 K 5 pZwy % 2 fZqQ 7 LuwiS 2 GqaY % 3 d [in Chinese]" title="Notes on a new species and a new subspecies of the genus Metaphire from Guizhou Province, China." url="https://qikan.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/ReadIndex?id=1044960&amp;info=PdlOJzQ%2fRdS54Kzlx6Mjt1K5pZwy%2fZqQ7LuwiS2GqaY%3d" volume="11" year="1993">Qiu &amp; Zhong, 1993</bibRefCitation>
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on the basis of the position and characteristics of male pores, no papillae within spermathecal pore and male pore regions, simple intestinal caeca, and the same characteristics of the diverticulum. Nevertheless, the new species is smaller than
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<emphasis id="E173B7CCE39DD9EC660FB475CEC17ABA" italics="true">M. ptychosiphona</emphasis>
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. In addition, pale brown in
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<emphasis id="410A7AD010189F4401DFF66641A6A95F" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
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, but grey brown in
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<emphasis id="8451969381526CE1C13B639B61989274" italics="true">M. ptychosiphona</emphasis>
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; first dorsal pore in 12 / 13 of
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<emphasis id="E6C0F31E7A852E147B3BAFF080ACAC67" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="34F9CB51B1201EDE62FB6429A10CB051" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, while in 11 / 12 of
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<emphasis id="4A37AB91F1436661E2A6CE7A8E8AB9A5" italics="true">M. ptychosiphona</emphasis>
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; setae number of
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<emphasis id="21DBE983107EAC4B07BF75916E0DA24C" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="E15BC34B206092DE635F46D29C0A3828" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
less than
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<emphasis id="6DEFFCB75B5057F06BA41BB84CE2B785" italics="true">M. ptychosiphona</emphasis>
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; the ventral distance of spermathecal pore is 1 / 3 C in
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<emphasis id="5F89E99D2C1A3234F9FC9EA3849E227F" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="429965DD6D4EADFFF1E962FB4340673D" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but 2 / 5 C in
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<emphasis id="6030FAFB99C478159D7BB15655DAAD95" italics="true">M. ptychosiphona</emphasis>
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; spermathecal pores obvious in
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<emphasis id="1F8BF84B89C080B4486A5D4733BAB666" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="5A80AD941C852B92E9DAB9A2F8E41E5B" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but inconspicuous in
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<emphasis id="27A0C42980787FACEA8CAADAD8A6A5F9" italics="true">M. ptychosiphona</emphasis>
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; prostate glands in
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of
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<emphasis id="C607110F866C33971E05087C0024A22C" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
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, while
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or
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in
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<emphasis id="E24117B18F45C0AC166E30E809412C93" italics="true">M. ptychosiphona</emphasis>
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; and spermathecae ~ 3.28.0 mm long, ampulla heart- or rod-shaped, duct swollen, as long as ampulla in
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<emphasis id="29A7E3D0280B001479258734AFD74F82" italics="true">M. donganensis</emphasis>
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, nevertheless spermathecae shorter, ampulla rod-shaped, duct shorter than ampulla in
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<emphasis id="048455155FBC213D8D3D5E34787ACB87" italics="true">M. ptychosiphona</emphasis>
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(Table
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).
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<paragraph id="B773FDA4B38389C90CD644C3FB2C7D44">
The new species is also close to
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<emphasis id="6FF230EF384DDF64D881115E451D3168" italics="true">Metaphire sanmingensis</emphasis>
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Sun &amp; Jiang,
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body size, clitellum in XIV
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, the position of spermathecal pores and male pores, simple intestinal caeca, prostate glands, and the characteristics of the ampulla and diverticulum. However, the new species is easily distinguished from
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<emphasis id="95498D15888D2C255E86AB9B078AD354" italics="true">M. sanmingensis</emphasis>
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in pigmentation, first dorsal pore position, setae number, papillae within spermathecal pore region, and the characteristics of male pores and papillae within male pore region (Table
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).
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