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The species is named after the district where it was collected.
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Medium sized worm, length 
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, at intersegmental furrow 7/8. Female pores paired, mid-ventral, slightly anterior to the setal line of segment 13. Male pores paired on segment 17 at 
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). Setae lumbricine, present from segment 2, setal formula aa:ab:bc:cd:dd = 1.1:0.4:1.2:0.5:2.8 at segment 11 and aa:ab:bc:cd:dd = 1.1:0.4:1.3:0.4:3 at segment 22. First dorsal pore on intersegmental furrow 9/10, a pore like appears to be non-functional markings also present on 8/9 (
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). Clitellum annular extending from the posterior half of segment 12 to anterior half of segment 16 (
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covering post setal part of segment 12 and pre setal of segment 16), dorsal pores and setae present. Spermathecal pores one pair, in a transverse slit, slightly ventral to 
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setal lines, at intersegmental furrow 7/8 (
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). Female pores minute, paired, median to 
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). Male pores on segment 17 at 
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, and close to 
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at segment 17 and 
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at segment 18 (
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). Mid ventral line shield depressed; depression highest in middle of segment 17; with a pair of protuberant areas on both sides with glossy surfaces. Seminal grooves straight, diagonally placed, anterior ends near male pores and posteriorly ends slightly anterior to setae 
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of segment 18. Ventral setae 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF94FFB555E8FB7AFEB4236B" bold="true" box="[151,277,1279,1303]" pageId="2" pageNumber="377">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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Ahmed &amp; Julka
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A
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. Dorsal view, 
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. Ventral view, 
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. Prostomium, 
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. Male genital region. (cl, clitellum; dp, dorsal pore; fp, female pores; mp, male pores; pr, prostomium; spp, spermathecal pores).
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Septa 6/7–10/11 thickened, 11/12 slightly thickened. Gizzard single, large, cylindrical, in segment 6. Five pairs of kidney-shaped calciferous glands in segments 8–12, with short stalk passing to oesophagus just in front of septa. Each gland partially encircled by hearts of the corresponding segment. Intestine beginning in segment 14. Typhlosole lamelliform, possessing numerous closely set transverse folds along each side, beginning in segment 14 reduced posteriorly and ends in segment 99 (
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). Last pair of hearts in segment 12. Dorsal blood vessel single passing through gizzard into pharynx. In segments 12–16 a pair of longitudinal trunks present on ventral parietes parallel to nerve cord, each of which gives off four branches on each side. Nephridia meroic, clustered micronephridia present on anterior face of septa of segment 5/6, and enteronephric meganephridia along with micronephridia present only in posterior segments. Testes and funnels in segments 9 and 10, funnels large and iridescent (
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). Two pairs of seminal vesicles in segments 10 and 11, with whitish spots on dorsal face of vesicles (
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). Prostates long, strap-shaped, extending from segment 17 to segment 26 (
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). Lateral margin of each prostate incised by septa of segments through which gland passes and median margin smooth. Prostatic ducts emerging from anterior end, looped forward before entrance into parietes in segment 17. Vas deferens commencing from testes segments open into each prostate at its anterior end along lateral side of prostatic duct. Ovaries and oviduct funnels in segment 12 (
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). One pair of spermathecae in segment 7; ampulla large, ovoid; ducts about half as long as ampulla and narrowing toward ectal end (
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). Diverticulum finger-shaped, similar length of duct, originating below junction of ampulla at anterior face of the spermathecal duct. Genital marking glands and penial setae absent.
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB455B8FF13FEE126CC" bold="true" box="[199,320,150,176]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Variation.</emphasis>
In a 
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, intersegmental and secondary furrows slightly marked on the clitellum. Prostates long, strap-shaped, extending from segment 17 and bent toward dorsal at segment 23 (
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). Typhlosole beginning in segment 14 reduced posteriorly and ends in segment 105.
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Known only from 
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locality (
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and 
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).
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Species check list of the genus 
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<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFE19FE4F27C8" baseAuthorityName="Gates" baseAuthorityYear="1927" box="[261,494,412,436]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="birmanicus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFE19FE4F27C8" box="[261,494,412,436]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex birmanicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Gates,
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FE18FD7227C9" bold="true" box="[615,723,413,437]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Maymyo
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<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FE18FB6327C9" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1101,1218,413,437]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="609 - 615" refId="ref4622" refString="Gates, G. E. (1927) LXXIII. - Note on a new species of Notoscolex, with a list of the earthworms of Burma. Annals Magazine of Natural History, 19 (9), 609 - 615. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222932708655547" type="journal article" year="1927">Gates 1927</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB451B3FE18FAA027C9" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1228,1281,413,437]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="327 - 442" refId="ref4758" refString="Gates, G. E. (1931) The earthworms of Burma II. Records of the Indian Museum, 33, 327 - 442." type="journal article" year="1931">1931</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45074FE18FAE027C9" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1291,1345,413,437]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 326" refId="ref4932" refString="Gates, G. E. (1972) Burmese earthworms: An introduction to the systematics and biology of megadrile oligochaetes with special reference to the Southeast Asia. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 62, 1 - 326. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1006214" type="journal article" year="1972">1972</bibRefCitation>
; Wang
</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FE45FA2D27A5" box="[166,1420,448,473]" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1">
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFE45FDE327A5" box="[261,578,448,473]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">1927)</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FE45FA2D27A5" box="[1101,1420,448,473]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45132FE44FBD827A4" box="[1101,1145,448,472]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
. 2015
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FE6CFA2D247D" box="[166,1420,489,513]" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FE6CFF47247D" box="[166,230,489,513]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">2.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFE6CFDE3247D" box="[261,578,489,513]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFE6CFE40247D" baseAuthorityName="Gates" baseAuthorityYear="1930" box="[261,481,489,513]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="conversus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFE6CFE40247D" box="[261,481,489,513]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex conversus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Gates,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FE6CFB89247D" box="[615,1064,489,513]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FE6CFD72247D" bold="true" box="[615,723,489,513]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Chindwin valley
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FE6CFA2D247D" box="[1101,1420,489,513]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Gate 1930, 1972</td>
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<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFD88FDE32459" box="[261,578,525,549]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">1930)</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FDB0FA2D2432" box="[166,1420,565,590]" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FDB0FF472432" box="[166,230,565,590]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">3.</th>
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<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFDB0FE7E2431" baseAuthorityName="Gates" baseAuthorityYear="1929" box="[261,479,565,589]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="depressus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFDB0FE7E2431" box="[261,479,565,589]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex depressus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Gates,
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FDB0FB892432" box="[615,1064,565,590]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FDB0FD722431" bold="true" box="[615,723,565,589]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Pyinmana, Maymyo, Taungyi,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FDB0FA2D2432" box="[1101,1420,565,590]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FDB0FB632431" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1101,1218,565,589]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 41" refId="ref4676" refString="Gates, G. E. (1929) A summary of the earthworm fauna of Burma with descriptions of fourteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 75 (10), 1 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00963801.75 - 2781.1" type="journal article" year="1929">Gates 1929</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB451B3FDB0FAA32431" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1228,1282,565,589]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 326" refId="ref4932" refString="Gates, G. E. (1972) Burmese earthworms: An introduction to the systematics and biology of megadrile oligochaetes with special reference to the Southeast Asia. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 62, 1 - 326. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1006214" type="journal article" year="1972">1972</bibRefCitation>
; Csuzdi 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45026FDB3FACA2431" box="[1369,1387,566,589]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FDDCFA2D240E" box="[166,1420,601,626]" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFDDCFDE3240E" box="[261,578,601,626]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">1929)</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FDDCFB89240E" box="[615,1064,601,626]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Loi Sen Sit Mountain, Nam Mang, Nyaung-</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FDDCFA2D240E" box="[1101,1420,601,626]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45132FDDCFBC0240D" box="[1101,1121,601,625]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">al</emphasis>
. 2015
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FDF8FA2D24E9" box="[166,1420,637,661]" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FDF8FB8924E9" box="[615,1064,637,661]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">bin, Lonton, Mansum, Hopin, Chindwin</td>
</tr>
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FD24FB8924C5" box="[615,1064,673,697]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">valley</td>
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<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FD4CFF47249D" box="[166,230,713,737]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">4.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFD4CFDE3249D" box="[261,578,713,737]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFD4CFDE3249D" authority="Gates, 1933" authorityName="Gates" authorityYear="1933" box="[261,578,713,737]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ferinus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFD4CFE63249D" box="[261,450,713,737]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex ferinus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB454B6FD4CFDE3249D" author="Gates, G. E." box="[457,578,713,737]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="413 - 606" refId="ref4815" refString="Gates, G. E. (1933) The earthworms of Burma. IV. Records of the Indian Museum, 35, 413 - 606." type="journal article" year="1933">Gates, 1933</bibRefCitation>
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FD4CFD72249D" bold="true" box="[615,723,713,737]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Koopra
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<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FD4CFB63249D" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1101,1218,713,737]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="413 - 606" refId="ref4815" refString="Gates, G. E. (1933) The earthworms of Burma. IV. Records of the Indian Museum, 35, 413 - 606." type="journal article" year="1933">Gates 1933</bibRefCitation>
, 
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<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FD74FF472576" box="[166,230,753,778]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">5.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFD74FDE32576" box="[261,578,753,778]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFD77FE122576" baseAuthorityName="Stephenson" baseAuthorityYear="1922" box="[261,435,754,778]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="horai">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFD77FE122576" box="[261,435,754,778]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex horai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Stephenson,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FD74FB892576" box="[615,1064,753,778]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FD74FD002575" bold="true" box="[615,673,753,777]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">India</emphasis>
: Meghalaya (Jowai, Thadlaskein,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FD74FA2D2576" box="[1101,1420,753,778]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB4512CFD77FAA52576" author="Stephenson, J." box="[1107,1284,754,778]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="427 - 443" refId="ref5462" refString="Stephenson, J. (1922) Some earthworms from Kashmir, Bombay, and other parts of India. Records of the Indian Museum, 24, 427 - 443." type="journal article" year="1922">Stephenson 1922</bibRefCitation>
; Halder
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FC90FA2D2552" box="[166,1420,789,814]" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFC90FDE32552" box="[261,578,789,814]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">1922)</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FC90FB892552" box="[615,1064,789,814]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Dumpep, below Dumpep Dak Bunglow,</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FC90FA2D2552" box="[1101,1420,789,814]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
1999a, 1999b; 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB4519BFC93FAFB2551" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1252,1370,789,814]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="54 - 91" refId="ref4901" refString="Gates, G. E. (1945) On some Indian earthworms. II. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, 11, 54 - 91." type="journal article" year="1945">Gates 1945</bibRefCitation>
;
</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FCBFFA2D252E" box="[166,1420,826,850]" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FCBFFB89252E" box="[615,1064,826,850]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Mawphlang, Shillong, Nongkhnum—</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FCBFFA2D252E" box="[1101,1420,826,850]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FCBFFB64252E" author="Julka, J. M." box="[1101,1221,826,850]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="398 - 400" refId="ref5158" refString="Julka, J. M. (1977) Contribution to the knowledge of earthworm fauna (Oligochaeta: Annelida) of Meghalaya. Newsletter of Zoological Survey of India, 3, 398 - 400." type="journal article" year="1977">Julka, 1977</bibRefCitation>
; Bhadauria &amp; 
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FCDBFB89250A" box="[615,1064,862,886]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">RaLailad); West Bengal (Tofangang)</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FCDBFA2D250A" box="[1101,1420,862,886]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">makrishnan 1989; Kharkongor</td>
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</td>
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FC07FA2D25E6" box="[1101,1420,898,922]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
2018; 
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Tiwari 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB451AAFC07FAA325E6" box="[1237,1282,898,922]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
. 2020
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<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FC2FFF4725BE" box="[166,230,938,962]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">6.</th>
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<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFC2FFDE025BE" authority="Julka, 1981" authorityName="Julka" authorityYear="1981" box="[261,577,938,962]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="indicus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFC2FFE6425BE" box="[261,453,938,962]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex indicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB454B3FC2FFDE025BE" author="Julka, J. M." box="[460,577,938,962]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 53" refId="ref5195" refString="Julka, J. M. (1981) Taxonomic studies on the earthworms collected during the Subansiri expedition in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 26, 1 - 53." type="journal article" year="1981">Julka, 1981</bibRefCitation>
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FC2FFD0025BE" bold="true" box="[615,673,938,962]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">India</emphasis>
: Arunachal Pradesh (Siki, Taliha,
</td>
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<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FC2FFB1F25BE" author="Julka, J. M." box="[1101,1214,938,962]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 53" refId="ref5195" refString="Julka, J. M. (1981) Taxonomic studies on the earthworms collected during the Subansiri expedition in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 26, 1 - 53." type="journal article" year="1981">Julka 1981</bibRefCitation>
; 
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Tiwari 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4506EFC2EFA9C25BE" box="[1297,1341,938,962]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
. 2020
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FC4BFB89259A" box="[615,1064,974,998]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Seiom, Ayumuring, Doginalo, Lemeking)</td>
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<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FC73FF472272" box="[166,230,1014,1038]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">7.</th>
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<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFC73FD8B2272" authority="Julka" authorityName="Julka" authorityYear="1981" box="[261,554,1014,1038]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="kabakensis">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFC73FE4A2272" box="[261,491,1014,1038]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex kabakensis</emphasis>
Julka
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,
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FC73FD002272" bold="true" box="[615,673,1014,1038]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">India</emphasis>
: Arunachal Pradesh (Kabak)
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<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FC73FB1F2272" author="Julka, J. M." box="[1101,1214,1014,1038]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 53" refId="ref5195" refString="Julka, J. M. (1981) Taxonomic studies on the earthworms collected during the Subansiri expedition in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 26, 1 - 53." type="journal article" year="1981">Julka 1981</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB451B7FC73FADC2272" author="Tiwari, N. &amp; Paliwal, R. &amp; Rashid, A. &amp; Yadav, S." box="[1224,1405,1014,1038]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="277 - 305" refId="ref5566" refString="Tiwari, N., Paliwal, R., Rashid, A. &amp; Yadav, S. (2020) Checklist of earthworm species (Oligochaeta) of the North Eastern Region of India. Zootaxa, 4772 (2), 277 - 305. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4772.2.3" type="journal article" year="2020">
Tiwari 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4506EFC72FA9C2272" box="[1297,1341,1014,1038]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
. 2020
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FB9FFA2D224E" box="[166,1420,1050,1074]" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFB9FFDE3224E" box="[261,578,1050,1074]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">1981</td>
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<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FBC7FF472226" box="[166,230,1090,1114]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">8.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFBC7FDE32226" box="[261,578,1090,1114]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFBC7FDBB2226" authorityName="Ahmed &amp; Emiliyamma &amp; Marimuthu &amp; Sajan &amp; Julka" authorityYear="2022" box="[261,538,1090,1114]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="kalimpongensis">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFBC7FDBB2226" box="[261,538,1090,1114]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex kalimpongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FBC7FB892226" box="[615,1064,1090,1114]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FBC7FD002226" bold="true" box="[615,673,1090,1114]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">India</emphasis>
: West Bengal (Neora Valley National
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FBC7FA2D2226" box="[1101,1420,1090,1114]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">This study</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FBE3FA2D2202" box="[166,1420,1126,1150]" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFBE3FDE32202" box="[261,578,1126,1150]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">nov.</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FBE3FB892202" box="[615,1064,1126,1150]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Park)</td>
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<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FB0AFF4722DB" box="[166,230,1167,1191]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">9.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFB0AFDE322DB" box="[261,578,1167,1191]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFB0AFE6622DB" baseAuthorityName="Gates" baseAuthorityYear="1929" box="[261,455,1167,1191]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="lunatus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFB0AFE6622DB" box="[261,455,1167,1191]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex lunatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Gates,
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FB0AFB8922DB" box="[615,1064,1167,1191]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FB0AFD7222DB" bold="true" box="[615,723,1167,1191]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Maymyo, Peng Sai, Nam Mang,
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FB0AFA2D22DB" box="[1101,1420,1167,1191]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FB0AFB6122DB" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1101,1216,1167,1191]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 41" refId="ref4676" refString="Gates, G. E. (1929) A summary of the earthworm fauna of Burma with descriptions of fourteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 75 (10), 1 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00963801.75 - 2781.1" type="journal article" year="1929">Gates 1929</bibRefCitation>
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<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFB36FDE322B7" box="[261,578,1203,1227]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB4547AFB36FE9822B7" author="Gates, G. E." box="[261,313,1203,1227]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 41" refId="ref4676" refString="Gates, G. E. (1929) A summary of the earthworm fauna of Burma with descriptions of fourteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 75 (10), 1 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00963801.75 - 2781.1" type="journal article" year="1929">1929</bibRefCitation>
)
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FB36FB8922B7" box="[615,1064,1203,1227]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Namkham, Homalin, Mawlaik, Pantha and</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FB52FA2D2293" box="[166,1420,1239,1263]" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FB52FB892293" box="[615,1064,1239,1263]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Paungbyin</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FB7AFA2D236B" box="[166,1420,1279,1303]" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FB7AFF47236B" box="[166,230,1279,1303]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">10.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFB7AFDE3236B" box="[261,578,1279,1303]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFB7AFD95236B" authority="Julka" authorityName="Julka" authorityYear="1976" box="[261,564,1279,1303]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="michaelseni">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFB7AFE54236B" box="[261,501,1279,1303]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex michaelseni</emphasis>
Julka
</taxonomicName>
,
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FB7AFB89236B" box="[615,1064,1279,1303]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FB7AFD00236B" bold="true" box="[615,673,1279,1303]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">India</emphasis>
: Arunachal Pradesh (Tihun, Wakro,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FB7AFA2D236B" box="[1101,1420,1279,1303]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FB7AFB1F236B" author="Julka, J. M." box="[1101,1214,1279,1303]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="229 - 239" refId="ref5120" refString="Julka, J. M. (1976) Studies on the earthworms collected during the Daphabum expedition in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 69, 229 - 239." type="journal article" year="1976">Julka 1976</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB451B7FB7AFA22236B" author="Halder, K. R. &amp; Dhani, S. &amp; Mandal, C. K." box="[1224,1411,1279,1303]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="79 - 93" refId="ref5072" refString="Halder, K. R., Dhani, S. &amp; Mandal, C. K. (2007) On some earthworms present in unnamed collections of Zoological Survey of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 107, 79 - 93." type="journal article" year="2007">
Halder 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4506BFA85FAE1236B" box="[1300,1344,1279,1303]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
. 2007
</bibRefCitation>
;
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FAA6FA2D2347" box="[166,1420,1315,1339]" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFAA6FDE32347" box="[261,578,1315,1339]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">1976</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FAA6FB892347" box="[615,1064,1315,1339]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Hornbill, Zero Camp - 28 km NE of Miao)</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FAA6FA2D2347" box="[1101,1420,1315,1339]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FAA6FAA02347" author="Tiwari, N. &amp; Paliwal, R. &amp; Rashid, A. &amp; Yadav, S." box="[1101,1281,1315,1339]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="277 - 305" refId="ref5566" refString="Tiwari, N., Paliwal, R., Rashid, A. &amp; Yadav, S. (2020) Checklist of earthworm species (Oligochaeta) of the North Eastern Region of India. Zootaxa, 4772 (2), 277 - 305. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4772.2.3" type="journal article" year="2020">
Tiwari 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB451EAFAA1FB632347" box="[1173,1218,1315,1339]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
. 2020
</bibRefCitation>
</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FACEFA2D231F" box="[166,1420,1355,1379]" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FACEFF47231F" box="[166,230,1355,1379]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">11.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFACEFDE3231F" box="[261,578,1355,1379]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFACEFE47231F" baseAuthorityName="Stephenson" baseAuthorityYear="1916" box="[261,486,1355,1379]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="monorchis">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFACEFE47231F" box="[261,486,1355,1379]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex monorchis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FACEFB89231F" box="[615,1064,1355,1379]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FACEFD00231F" bold="true" box="[615,673,1355,1379]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">India</emphasis>
: West Bengal (Darjeeling to Ghoom,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FACEFA2D231F" box="[1101,1420,1355,1379]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FACEFB5C231F" author="Stephenson, J." box="[1101,1277,1355,1379]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="299 - 354" refId="ref5432" refString="Stephenson, J. (1916) On a collection of Oligochaeta belonging to the Indian Museum. Records of the Indian Museum, 12, 299 - 354." type="journal article" year="1916">Stephenson 1916</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45078FACEFA9C231F" author="Stephenson, J." box="[1287,1341,1355,1379]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" refId="ref5494" refString="Stephenson, J. (1923) Oligochaeta. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Taylor and Francis, London, 518 pp." type="book" year="1923">1923</bibRefCitation>
; Halder
</td>
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<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFAEAFDE323FB" box="[261,578,1391,1415]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
(
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45473FAEAFE6223FB" author="Stephenson, J." box="[268,451,1391,1415]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="299 - 354" refId="ref5432" refString="Stephenson, J. (1916) On a collection of Oligochaeta belonging to the Indian Museum. Records of the Indian Museum, 12, 299 - 354." type="journal article" year="1916">Stephenson, 1916</bibRefCitation>
)
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FAEAFB8923FB" box="[615,1064,1391,1415]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Jayanti)</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FAEAFA2D23FB" box="[1101,1420,1391,1415]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
1999a; 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB451E8FAEAFAED23FB" author="Tiwari, N. &amp; Paliwal, R. &amp; Rashid, A. &amp; Yadav, S." box="[1175,1356,1391,1415]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="277 - 305" refId="ref5566" refString="Tiwari, N., Paliwal, R., Rashid, A. &amp; Yadav, S. (2020) Checklist of earthworm species (Oligochaeta) of the North Eastern Region of India. Zootaxa, 4772 (2), 277 - 305. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4772.2.3" type="journal article" year="2020">
Tiwari 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4519FFAF5FAAC23FB" box="[1248,1293,1391,1415]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
. 2020
</bibRefCitation>
</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FA12FA2D23D3" box="[166,1420,1431,1455]" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FA12FF4723D3" box="[166,230,1431,1455]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">12.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFA12FDE323D3" box="[261,578,1431,1455]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFA12FD8023D3" authority="Gates" authorityName="Gates" authorityYear="1936" box="[261,545,1431,1455]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="montanus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFA12FE7E23D3" box="[261,479,1431,1455]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex montanus</emphasis>
Gates
</taxonomicName>
,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FA12FB8923D3" box="[615,1064,1431,1455]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FA12FD7223D3" bold="true" box="[615,723,1431,1455]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Taunggyi
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FA12FA2D23D3" box="[1101,1420,1431,1455]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FA12FB6123D3" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1101,1216,1431,1455]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="377 - 468" refId="ref4873" refString="Gates, G. E. (1936) The earthworms of Burma. V. Records of the Indian Museum, 38, 377 - 468." type="journal article" year="1936">Gates 1936</bibRefCitation>
</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FA3EFA2D23AF" box="[166,1420,1467,1491]" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFA3EFDE323AF" box="[261,578,1467,1491]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB4547AFA3EFE9923AF" author="Gates, G. E." box="[261,312,1467,1491]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="377 - 468" refId="ref4873" refString="Gates, G. E. (1936) The earthworms of Burma. V. Records of the Indian Museum, 38, 377 - 468." type="journal article" year="1936">1936</bibRefCitation>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9FA66FA2D2380" box="[166,1420,1507,1532]" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9FA66FF472380" box="[166,230,1507,1532]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">13.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AFA66FDE32380" box="[261,578,1507,1532]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AFA61FE172380" baseAuthorityName="Stephenson" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[261,438,1508,1532]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="oneili">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AFA61FE172380" box="[261,438,1508,1532]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex oneili</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Stephenson,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718FA66FB892380" box="[615,1064,1507,1532]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718FA66FD002387" bold="true" box="[615,673,1507,1531]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">India</emphasis>
: Arunachal Pradesh (Chikrung, Jana-
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132FA66FA2D2380" box="[1101,1420,1507,1532]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132FA61FB5C2380" author="Stephenson, J." box="[1101,1277,1508,1532]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="365 - 410" refId="ref5384" refString="Stephenson, J. (1914) Zoological results of the Abor Expedition, 1911 - 1912, XXIX. Oligochaeta. Records of the Indian Museum, 8, 365 - 410. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 1193" type="journal article" year="1914">Stephenson 1914</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45078FA61FA9C2380" author="Stephenson, J." box="[1287,1341,1508,1532]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" refId="ref5494" refString="Stephenson, J. (1923) Oligochaeta. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Taylor and Francis, London, 518 pp." type="book" year="1923">1923</bibRefCitation>
; Gates
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9F98DFA2D205C" box="[166,1420,1544,1568]" gridrow="31" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AF98DFDE3205C" box="[261,578,1544,1568]" gridcol="1" gridrow="31" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">1914)</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F98DFB89205C" box="[615,1064,1544,1568]" gridcol="2" gridrow="31" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">kmukh)</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132F98DFA2D205C" box="[1101,1420,1544,1568]" gridcol="3" gridrow="31" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
1972; 
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; Tiwari 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4502EF98DFADF205C" box="[1361,1406,1544,1568]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
.
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F9A9FB892038" box="[615,1064,1580,1604]" gridcol="2" gridrow="32" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718F9A9FD722038" bold="true" box="[615,723,1580,1604]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Mansum, Mayan
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485132F9A9FA2D2038" box="[1101,1420,1580,1604]" gridcol="3" gridrow="32" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">2020</td>
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<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9F9D1FF472010" box="[166,230,1620,1644]" gridcol="0" gridrow="33" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">14.</th>
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<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AF9D1FDE02010" authority="Gates, 1936" authorityName="Gates" authorityYear="1936" box="[261,577,1620,1644]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="parvus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AF9D1FE602010" box="[261,449,1620,1644]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex parvus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB454B7F9D1FDE02010" author="Gates, G. E." box="[456,577,1620,1644]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="377 - 468" refId="ref4873" refString="Gates, G. E. (1936) The earthworms of Burma. V. Records of the Indian Museum, 38, 377 - 468." type="journal article" year="1936">Gates, 1936</bibRefCitation>
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718F9D1FD722010" bold="true" box="[615,723,1620,1644]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Taungyi
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<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132F9D1FB612010" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1101,1216,1620,1644]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="377 - 468" refId="ref4873" refString="Gates, G. E. (1936) The earthworms of Burma. V. Records of the Indian Museum, 38, 377 - 468." type="journal article" year="1936">Gates 1936</bibRefCitation>
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<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9F9F9FF4720E8" box="[166,230,1660,1684]" gridcol="0" gridrow="34" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">15.</th>
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AF9F9FE6820E8" box="[261,457,1660,1684]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex quartus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Gates,
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718F9F9FD7220E8" bold="true" box="[615,723,1660,1684]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Taungyi
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<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132F9F9FB6120E8" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1101,1216,1660,1684]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="357 - 549" refId="ref4785" refString="Gates, G. E. (1932) The earthworms of Burma III. The Megascolecinae. Records of the Indian Museum, 34, 357 - 549." type="journal article" year="1932">Gates 1932</bibRefCitation>
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<td id="28085D88FF950048547AF925FDE320C4" box="[261,578,1696,1720]" gridcol="1" gridrow="35" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB4547AF925FE9820C4" author="Gates, G. E." box="[261,313,1696,1720]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="357 - 549" refId="ref4785" refString="Gates, G. E. (1932) The earthworms of Burma III. The Megascolecinae. Records of the Indian Museum, 34, 357 - 549." type="journal article" year="1932">1932</bibRefCitation>
)
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<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9F94DFF47209D" box="[166,230,1736,1761]" gridcol="0" gridrow="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">16.</th>
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AF94DFDE3209D" box="[261,578,1736,1761]" gridcol="1" gridrow="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AF94DFE69209C" baseAuthorityName="Stephenson" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[261,456,1736,1760]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="striatus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AF94DFE69209C" box="[261,456,1736,1760]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex striatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Stephen-
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F94DFB89209D" box="[615,1064,1736,1761]" gridcol="2" gridrow="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718F94DFD00209C" bold="true" box="[615,673,1736,1760]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">India</emphasis>
: Arunachal Pradesh (Taliha, Ayumur-
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132F94DFA2D209D" box="[1101,1420,1736,1761]" gridcol="3" gridrow="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132F94DFB5F209D" author="Stephenson, J." box="[1101,1278,1736,1761]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="365 - 410" refId="ref5384" refString="Stephenson, J. (1914) Zoological results of the Abor Expedition, 1911 - 1912, XXIX. Oligochaeta. Records of the Indian Museum, 8, 365 - 410. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 1193" type="journal article" year="1914">Stephenson 1914</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45077F94DFADB209D" author="Julka, J. M." box="[1288,1402,1736,1761]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 53" refId="ref5195" refString="Julka, J. M. (1981) Taxonomic studies on the earthworms collected during the Subansiri expedition in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 26, 1 - 53." type="journal article" year="1981">Julka 1981</bibRefCitation>
;
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<td id="28085D88FF950048547AF969FDE32179" box="[261,578,1772,1797]" gridcol="1" gridrow="37" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">son, 1914)</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F969FB892179" box="[615,1064,1772,1797]" gridcol="2" gridrow="37" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">ing, Yame, Damin, Huri, Pabin, Parsipala,</td>
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<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132F969FAA62179" author="Halder, K. R. &amp; Dhani, S. &amp; Mandal, C. K." box="[1101,1287,1772,1797]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="79 - 93" refId="ref5072" refString="Halder, K. R., Dhani, S. &amp; Mandal, C. K. (2007) On some earthworms present in unnamed collections of Zoological Survey of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 107, 79 - 93." type="journal article" year="2007">
Halder 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB451E7F968FB652178" box="[1176,1220,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
. 2007
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; Kharkongor
</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9F895FA2D2155" box="[166,1420,1808,1833]" gridrow="38" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F895FB892155" box="[615,1064,1808,1833]" gridcol="2" gridrow="38" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tumbia, near Kau Pass, Richik, 3 km E of</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132F895FA2D2155" box="[1101,1420,1808,1833]" gridcol="3" gridrow="38" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
2018; 
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Tiwari 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB451AAF894FAA32154" box="[1237,1282,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">et al</emphasis>
. 2020
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9F8B1FA2D2131" box="[166,1420,1844,1869]" gridrow="39" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F8B1FB892131" box="[615,1064,1844,1869]" gridcol="2" gridrow="39" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Richik, Tali, Rui, Gimba, Kabak, Rotung,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9F8DDFA2D210D" box="[166,1420,1880,1905]" gridrow="40" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F8DDFB89210D" box="[615,1064,1880,1905]" gridcol="2" gridrow="40" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
Reging, Itanagar Zoo); Meghalaya (
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<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F8F9FB8921E8" box="[615,1064,1916,1940]" gridcol="2" gridrow="41" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Nongstoiñ- Siejlieh, Mawthar village)</td>
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</td>
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<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9F820FA2D21C1" box="[166,1420,1957,1981]" gridrow="42" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<th id="28085D88FF95004855D9F820FF4721C1" box="[166,230,1957,1981]" gridcol="0" gridrow="42" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">17.</th>
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<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF95FFB4547AF820FE4121C0" baseAuthorityName="Gates" baseAuthorityYear="1932" box="[261,480,1957,1981]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="triquetrus">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB4547AF820FE4121C0" box="[261,480,1957,1981]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Tonoscolex triquetrus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Gates,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F820FB8921C1" box="[615,1064,1957,1981]" gridcol="2" gridrow="42" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF95FFB45718F820FD7221C1" bold="true" box="[615,723,1957,1981]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Myanmar</emphasis>
: Karen hills, Taungoo, Loikaw,
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485132F820FA2D21C1" box="[1101,1420,1957,1981]" gridcol="3" gridrow="42" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB45132F820FB6321C1" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1101,1218,1957,1981]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="357 - 549" refId="ref4785" refString="Gates, G. E. (1932) The earthworms of Burma III. The Megascolecinae. Records of the Indian Museum, 34, 357 - 549." type="journal article" year="1932">Gates 1932</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB451B3F820FB5E21C1" author="Gates, G. E." box="[1228,1279,1957,1981]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="1 - 326" refId="ref4932" refString="Gates, G. E. (1972) Burmese earthworms: An introduction to the systematics and biology of megadrile oligochaetes with special reference to the Southeast Asia. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 62, 1 - 326. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1006214" type="journal article" year="1972">1972</bibRefCitation>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="6BD934F4FF95004855D9F84CFA2D219D" box="[166,1420,1993,2017]" gridrow="43" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="28085D88FF950048547AF84CFDE3219D" box="[261,578,1993,2017]" gridcol="1" gridrow="43" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">
<bibRefCitation id="B1784B47FF95FFB4547AF84CFE98219D" author="Gates, G. E." box="[261,313,1993,2017]" pageId="3" pageNumber="378" pagination="357 - 549" refId="ref4785" refString="Gates, G. E. (1932) The earthworms of Burma III. The Megascolecinae. Records of the Indian Museum, 34, 357 - 549." type="journal article" year="1932">1932</bibRefCitation>
)
</td>
<td id="28085D88FF9500485718F84CFB89219D" box="[615,1064,1993,2017]" gridcol="2" gridrow="43" pageId="3" pageNumber="378">Koopra</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="D55636B6FF92FFB355E8FC44FAD0225D" blockId="4.[151,1436,961,1058]" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF92FFB355E8FC44FEB325A5" bold="true" box="[151,274,961,985]" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="12E94D35FF92FFB35467FC44FD7325A5" authority="Ahmed &amp; Julka" authorityName="Ahmed &amp; Emiliyamma &amp; Marimuthu &amp; Sajan &amp; Julka" authorityYear="2022" box="[280,722,961,985]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Tonoscolex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opisthopora" pageId="4" pageNumber="379" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="kalimpongensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF92FFB35467FC44FD8D25A5" box="[280,556,961,985]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">Tonoscolex kalimpongensis</emphasis>
Ahmed &amp; Julka
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="FCAE57DFFF92FFB357A4FC44FC8A25A5" box="[731,811,961,985]" pageId="4" pageNumber="379" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
A
</emphasis>
. Internal anatomy, 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF92FFB3517CFC44FBB525A5" bold="true" box="[1027,1044,961,985]" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">B</emphasis>
. Spermatheca, 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF92FFB351D0FC44FB6025A5" bold="true" box="[1199,1217,961,985]" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">C</emphasis>
&amp; 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF92FFB3519FFC44FB5025A5" bold="true" box="[1248,1265,961,985]" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">E</emphasis>
. Prostate glands, 
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF92FFB355E8FC60FF082581" bold="true" box="[151,169,997,1021]" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">D</emphasis>
. Typhlosole. (am, ampulla; cg, calciferous glands; di, diverticulum; dv, Dorsal blood vessel; gz, gizzard; he, hearts; in, intestine; ov, ovaries; pd, prostatic duct; pg, prostate gland; sv, seminal vesicles; ti, typhlosole; ts, testes; vd, vas deferens).
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF92FFB355E8F824FEB521C5" bold="true" box="[151,276,1953,1977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Distribution localities of species of the genus 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF92FFB3578BF827FCC421C6" box="[756,869,1954,1978]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">Tonoscolex</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
recorded in India, red circle represents type locality of 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF92FFB355E8F843FE0C21A2" box="[151,429,1990,2014]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="379">Tonoscolex kalimpongensis</emphasis>
Ahmed &amp; Julka
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<subSubSection id="9DF3653DFF93FFB255B8FF12FC0F2789" pageId="5" pageNumber="380" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB255B8FF12FE9A26CD" bold="true" box="[199,315,151,177]" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB2543AFF12FDDA26CD" box="[325,635,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">Tonoscolex kalimpongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB257FAFF12FD4326CD" bold="true" box="[645,738,151,177]" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="FCAE57DFFF93FFB257FAFF12FD4326CD" box="[645,738,151,177]" pageId="5" pageNumber="380" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is distinguished easily from all known species of the genus 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB255E8FF3EFEB526A9" box="[151,276,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">Tonoscolex</emphasis>
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by the presence of one pair of spermathecal pores in intersegmental furrow 7/8, whereas, other species have two pairs of spermathecal pores in intersegmental furrows 6/7 and 7/8. Furthermore, 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB251D8FF5AFAD22685" box="[1191,1395,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">T. kalimpongensis</emphasis>
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is closely similar to 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB254BFFE86FDFB2761" box="[448,602,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">T. kabakensis</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB25659FE86FC1B2761" box="[806,954,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">T. monorchis</emphasis>
(
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)
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by the aspect of five pairs of calciferous glands in segments 8–12. However, it also differs from 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB25170FEA2FB08273D" box="[1039,1193,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">T. kabakensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB25198FEA2FADA273D" box="[1255,1403,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">T. monorchis</emphasis>
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in setal arrangement and seminal vesicles (see 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB25789FECEFC612719" box="[758,960,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">T. kalimpongensis</emphasis>
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has lumbricine setal arrangement whereas, 
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<emphasis id="E79DEAA4FF93FFB2547CFEEAFE3D27F5" box="[259,412,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="380">T. kabakensis</emphasis>
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has perichaetine setal arrangement. The new species has two pairs of seminal vesicles in segments 10 and 11, in contrast, 
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has three pairs of seminal vesicles in segments 10, 11 and 12. Other difference is the length of the prostate glands which extends in segments 
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, segments 
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and segments 
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.
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