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Qiu &amp; Jin
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,
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,
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,
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and
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,
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),
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elevation,
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,
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<collectingDate id="1602A452D0C460A2C5C70121D9C61569" value="2019-05-14">14 May 2019</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectorName id="1EAE2FB7060815BD89F96BB6828C65FC">Y Dong</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="457805D48870B8CC373ED4E84E908FFC">YF Qin</collectorName>
and
<collectorName id="F56793A207FFBB5D1B62A49E039CA5F7">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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elevation,
<collectedFrom id="1E885BB11C984E13E2E08DEC04DBEF7C">brown soil under vegetable field in farmland</collectedFrom>
,
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</date>
,
<collectorName id="FF9ACAF9ACC323BBD3689BC5AE876D11">JB Jiang</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="903A3628BAB7A1596C3526F42588ECE4">J Sun</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="389F8F300B002009B6BFFDDEF577C5E9">Y Dong</collectorName>
and
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.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="SECID0EX3AE" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="ED6ADBC38B686F1E6CDD4ECB34171B0A">
<heading id="8E0ABC08A5952F9A686620666AD07054" reason="title">Diagnosis.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="484982A24CF3D53EE2D0AB48E61C1502">
Size medium to large. Spermathecal pores in 5 / 68 / 9, separated by 1 / 3 of body circumference. Male pores in
<collectionCode id="9E8EC8145F1637C3C2FAA348F1628014">XVIII</collectionCode>
, separated by 1 / 3 of body circumference, each on the top of a slightly raised, circular porophore. Spermathecae four pairs in
<collectionCode id="92CCB46E9687FB68E7AB49B7D80D49B3" country="Norway" name="Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute">VI</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="DB14603E0858C89009BAF94E75D88B5D">IX</collectionCode>
, ampulla heart-shaped, duct thick and ~ 1 / 4 of ampulla. Diverticulum is ~ 2 / 3 of main pouch (duct and ampulla together), terminal 1 / 2 dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber. Intestinal caeca are simple. Prostate glands are well developed.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0E33AE" type="description">
<paragraph id="C159A52C81B3F53771315DEBD7AFD5D1">
<heading id="9F7B69BDCEDB937EEC9DB38113C8E0DF" reason="title">External characters.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC901ABABE6CFD3760FCA7AD51114BAE">
Yellowish brown dorsal pigmentation, pale yellowish brown ventral pigmentation. Dimensions
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by 5.07.0 mm at clitellum, segments 111133. Annulus present on
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XIII. The dorsal midline is clearly visible and purplish brown. First dorsal pore of all examined individuals in 9 / 10. Prostomium 1 / 2 epilobous. Clitellum annular, taupe, in XIV
<collectionCode id="87784CAE7BA44F41CC472C5F86039675">XVI</collectionCode>
, swollen, setae invisible externally, but dorsal pores visible on clitellum. Setae numbering 1628 at III, 2632 at
<collectionCode id="0C957BA1D1DB753DA84D77E1658E32AB" country="Canada" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:13946" name="Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium" type="Museum">V</collectionCode>
, 4046 at
<collectionCode id="BF5782850B1BD99F4EDE4AA1657B9BD0">VIII</collectionCode>
, 4654 at
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, 5458 at XXV; 1416 between male pores; 812 (
<collectionCode id="D4CBBB110A645285DC887FF70E9AE511" country="Canada" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:13946" name="Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium" type="Museum">V</collectionCode>
), 1012 (
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), 1214 (
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) and 1417 (
<collectionCode id="E575D35FCA6DE9B816914AB8403D3B2F">VIII</collectionCode>
) between spermathecal pores; setal formula, aa = 1.01.2 ab, zz = 1.42.0 zy. Male pores one pair in
<collectionCode id="26866DFC2A8432461FF993B2E36D0B03">XVIII</collectionCode>
, separated by 1 / 3 of body circumference, each on the top of a slightly raised, circular porophore. A pair of oval medium-sized flat-topped papillae on
<collectionCode id="9C7EF898EC184FF56925A31AEBE675CC">XVIII</collectionCode>
, after the setae ring near male pores, the interval is ~ 1 / 4 of body circumference (Fig.
<figureCitation id="BC2C381DD359D58EF88A927D9EAC8294" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. A. xiangtanensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D spermathecae E male pores of paratypes (P 1 CJHUSH 190519808 N 5-02) F male pores of paratypes (P 1 CJHUSH 190514791 N 13-01). Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121079">2 A</figureCitation>
). Sometimes another pair of similar papillae present after male pores, the interval is ~ 1 / 3 of body circumference (specimen
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) (Fig.
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); another pair similar papillae present on the ventrum of
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, but near to the ventral line (specimen
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) (Fig.
<figureCitation id="FFF870108E405C26E4AE51CF2C0BEB53" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. A. xiangtanensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D spermathecae E male pores of paratypes (P 1 CJHUSH 190519808 N 5-02) F male pores of paratypes (P 1 CJHUSH 190514791 N 13-01). Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121079">2 F</figureCitation>
). Female pore single in XIV, oval, milky white. Spermathecal pores four pairs in 5 / 68 / 9, ventral, small eye-like, milky white porophore in center, separated by 1 / 3 of body circumference. A pair of oval medium-sized flat-topped papillae before the setae ring on the ventrum of
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, the interval of two papillae separated by ~ 1 / 9 of body circumference (Fig.
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). Sometimes another pair of similar papillae present on the same position of
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(specimen
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).
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<paragraph id="4F4E39579123CD40BD2881635ED9B88D">
<label id="72F3F3F18034EA764B59A28F8DCDB73A">Figure 2.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="DF5AAC02D0F1A0E3B087504155FB0686">
<taxonomicName id="5308AF4272A2DDEBEE67E68C6E341E91" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2741B7382AD442EA642783A0C5452DCF" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="E36FA8D028B55EC44619B1DB3864B410" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<emphasis id="1DC998ECEF8CD9300A250C8A9DFE8C74" bold="true">A</emphasis>
ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores
<emphasis id="AD7BD9B040DAE87AF989E900137946BF" bold="true">B</emphasis>
prostate glands
<emphasis id="0C32BBD079CBE45F7A8FC7E2FACC47F3" bold="true">C</emphasis>
intestinal caeca
<emphasis id="D451D1B72BEEF38A82C80918AE6F909B" bold="true">D</emphasis>
spermathecae
<emphasis id="88C52DDF0D93EEEB9F67F909DD323D31" bold="true">E</emphasis>
male pores of paratypes (
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)
<emphasis id="838FDEF3878FD556BF6EE1FD8F113356" bold="true">F</emphasis>
male pores of paratypes (
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). Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EW5AE" type="description">
<paragraph id="C1866552928692330D4C21EEA2BFA8E8">
<heading id="FBC484284E6B237645ADEAE14E077EFF" reason="title">Internal characters.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="73DB547B136C67D22B38B53FC6674CCE">
Septa 5 / 67 / 8 thick and muscular, 10 / 1112 / 13 slightly thickened, 8 / 9 and 9 / 10 absent. Gizzard long bucket-shaped, in
<collectionCode id="EDDB133C1BA893E38EE5DEDB1AEF4EA2">IX</collectionCode>
X. Intestine enlarged distinctly from XV. Intestinal caeca paired in XXVII, extending anteriorly to XXIII, simple, smooth on both sides or sometimes weakly constricted on ventral margin (Fig.
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). 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 separated on the ventral side. Seminal vesicles two pairs 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 XIV and XXI, coarsely lobate, prostatic duct U-shaped, slightly thicker at the distal part, a large lumpy accessory gland beside the prostatic duct (Fig.
<figureCitation id="75D24A3DF3908C0DA5BCB664FC660573" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. A. xiangtanensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D spermathecae E male pores of paratypes (P 1 CJHUSH 190519808 N 5-02) F male pores of paratypes (P 1 CJHUSH 190514791 N 13-01). Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121079">2 B</figureCitation>
). Spermathecae four pairs in
<collectionCode id="B79A3461759EF80D5D9A7C0C5E9AF47F" country="Norway" name="Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute">VI</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="78032FF5EFE4A83DC1DAACDB1F2BF240">IX</collectionCode>
, ampulla heart-shaped, ~
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long in
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; ampulla duct is thick and ~ 1 / 4 of ampulla. Diverticulum is ~ 2 / 3 of main pouch (duct and ampulla together), slender, terminal 1 / 2 dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber. A pair of large lumpy accessory glands present on the ventrum of
<collectionCode id="C6460582E6197A6E4D95E979211398D7">IX</collectionCode>
, corresponding to the position of papillae (Fig.
<figureCitation id="0BE6EE48487279A8AE7DE32F84795A6C" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. A. xiangtanensis sp. nov. A ventral view showing spermathecal pores, and male pores B prostate glands C intestinal caeca D spermathecae E male pores of paratypes (P 1 CJHUSH 190519808 N 5-02) F male pores of paratypes (P 1 CJHUSH 190514791 N 13-01). Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores; mp, male pores." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121079">2 D</figureCitation>
). Sometimes another pair of large lumpy accessory glands present on the ventrum of
<collectionCode id="864FECDF48E1A56A528A6D49D24C8B6F">VIII</collectionCode>
, corresponding to the position of papillae.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EI6AE" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="BC005F7F467B7BAB354E0A1677D1A24D">
<heading id="7EFA2039DEE2ED6CB0740F9C8C3320DD" reason="title">Etymology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="823677F3AB4C93E104C5BCA1C3A23792">The species is named after its type locality.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EN6AE" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="03E50D99A302EB7147371AF10ED692CE">
<heading id="5BC4F943F4D3D11F7654D93CF4B9D63A" reason="title">Remarks.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8CE2B387B1919332290B6A49F88BBD2F">
<taxonomicName id="4B6A2BC2F168319EE38176526F701225" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="CC7B767C2044792CA262ACB4B3321F3E" italics="true">Amynthas xiangtanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D1C709395A21D0DD835F1D2F1DCF5CAD" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, with four pairs of spermathecal pores in 5 / 68 / 9, keys to the
<taxonomicName id="DCC7E8823B5EFDA7A287497F537C70E2" baseAuthorityName="Kingberg" baseAuthorityYear="1867" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="corticis">
<emphasis id="2616F1F8CA15E481F85DC2E5ADE0C411" italics="true">Amynthas corticis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group (
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) which consists of 111 species (
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,
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;
<bibRefCitation id="20FF1B46C3FB1668445389F71A337367" DOI="10.11646/zootaxa.4938.4.5" author="Sun" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Sun" issue="4" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pagination="457-474" refId="B35" refString="Sun J, Jiang JB, Wu JZ, Yuan Z, Qiu JP (2021) Three new widely distributed and polymorphic species of Amynthas earthworms (Oligochaeta, Clitellata, Megascolecidae) from South China. Zootaxa 4938 (4): 457474. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4938.4.5" title="Three new widely distributed and polymorphic species of Amynthas earthworms (Oligochaeta, Clitellata, Megascolecidae) from South China." volume="4938" year="2021">Sun et al. 2021</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="65215E7FADBE7D04C9CE1C102F59DF02" DOI="10.11646/zootaxa.5410.1.2" author="Li" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Li" issue="1" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pagination="49-66" refId="B20" refString="Li JL, Jiang JB, Jin Q, Qiu JP (2024) Three new species of the genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Zootaxa 5410 (1): 4966. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5410.1.2" title="Three new species of the genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China." volume="5410" year="2024">Li et al. 2024</bibRefCitation>
); it is similar to
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<emphasis id="128CA82B9DF821F7E7841BC0F3820292" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="3668F539DA1F9D2B0C8D14E1D9133FF0" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
in setae number, spermathecal pores, male pores, and simple intestinal caeca (Table
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). However,
<taxonomicName id="B9C39AA5E670CC18794D525B8BC55B93" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2209320C694CE0A79DB650C956ED3292" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B09F6BB4BC85D42D2FBE049DCB99C320" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(110184 * 5.0 7.0, yellowish brown dorsum and pale yellowish brown ventrum) is easily distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="453CD165505EC8234ACB6782DD72DC17" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taoyuanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="66A5411A932228B91E4BAF7351106866" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CD89B6C2E7531033B1F0D4B9167ABDB6" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(length 41120 * 3.5 4.5, colorless) by its larger body size and pigmentation. In addition, the first dorsal pore of
<taxonomicName id="7F0D0EC5BE3FAEFAFC19B59228A243C1" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3E21710A7D53A9F31A6E678F5E15451A" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D5E2E362E9F84D09E4E891E29FD764D3" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is in 9 / 10, but 10 /
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<taxonomicName id="F7803EE1D776B8EFED2D64F25BCB027C" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taoyuanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3A79BF7F769D4CCD97958DF248BABFED" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A053D03C5CC6D877C1211751F2EFC659" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
; clitellum in XIV
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of
<taxonomicName id="C61E962037E529EFB8A59C3F5B9551DC" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="ED9E62D49353FF898779F73B13C64744" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A6A1D44B9CB0C43A5D7B14DB6F0FBF66" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, while XIV 2 / 3
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in
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<emphasis id="F1630AEAC6EC70DFC3849C45268C053A" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="442D4B6A5C7EBC992519860F2584E865" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
; paired papillae before setae in
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or
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in
<taxonomicName id="E48BCD60D59922ADF5C184FFDFE85E49" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="112ABD702E9E985A93757C0DB22E526A" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3700258C7F1B775510F097B91DE4FAAA" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but paired papillae after setae in
<collectionCode id="FA421317F852BE8BD03E4FD67390F49C" country="Norway" name="Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute">VI</collectionCode>
,
<collectionCode id="87C69F151FDECAAA66D291349F6BE331">VII</collectionCode>
or
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in
<taxonomicName id="250FA00431448626E3499635A3422E23" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taoyuanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="228A270112B9EAC51E6F0BB4C4FFA48C" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="2B9E94B0C4B19D193D4BF0C69C43D91B" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
; two or more papillae near male pore of
<taxonomicName id="FF3AA9048DB75536AFC524A3C09F4B70" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="0F5317AEFFC7FDD0C6C86417927B8CEF" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="30B6586A0B84EA198162598BCCC4F632" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, whereas two pairs or more in
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,
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,
<collectionCode id="1FD1AA665A65135D50BEC17E94943FC0">XVIII</collectionCode>
or
<collectionCode id="6B30471C737473399AC3EF223A0EBDF3">XIX</collectionCode>
of
<taxonomicName id="5B155A69D30DC241E878F6AE993A70B7" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taoyuanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="AFC90711697166C08C73ED0C28A5C271" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="87FC81362CCBD85B4A86AE0A24B8FD1F" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
; prostate gland well developed in
<taxonomicName id="06C46524BE15F74BC387746F9B865E08" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7BD1E53EAF0BBDC676F84726ECEB87F9" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D6D82FA3569F0D80876C9D15320A4E05" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, nevertheless prostate glands degenerated in
<taxonomicName id="803D2EEF96ADBAC142716C8BA6BDE365" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taoyuanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="9398798A1C9E6CAE7A414FC8B07F0473" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B2AC7D55E12B2A9175024D4790D7A162" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
; spermathecae of
<taxonomicName id="1C7F61CB4162709FE0F83A1464A1A3F6" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="70138C80C12FB77EA8AB71F6C1EA61CA" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="1558F2C10FE3B4A9DD6F5E962DB1E100" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(~
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long, ampulla heart-shaped, duct ~ 1 / 4 of ampulla) are different from
<taxonomicName id="76B2DA2F23CEC51699253153570ED909" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taoyuanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="AF67F372AACA37FA360C8BB152D93F9B" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="7E301FB13CB362C60111AE985CF2D6BF" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(~
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long, ampulla oval-shaped, duct is thick and ~ 1 / 2 of ampulla) by size and shape; diverticulum terminal 1 / 2 dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber in
<taxonomicName id="262F1FAF82DC14E51B01B3ACDDAC804D" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="309357146F617C61C3ACB5BCB8B51252" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="2F49C2BD21EB17BBBBDAEE4E349D4900" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but terminal 3 / 4 dilated into bag-shaped seminal chamber in
<taxonomicName id="0B377EC3A7221C36FF2611B9A7C8B8FA" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taoyuanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D2BEC14BC846DC8A1A6F226BDE263367" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BFCD920B333255E84BDC85BE81ED1A62" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="C20CE7807B1B40A3B85FD0DE80D4B292">
<label id="44BC847C9D2815984E67E00C026EF95E">Table 2.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C1ED408D95EBB25CD8FB03DAD3E5E9D8">
A comparison of characters of
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<emphasis id="37026E5B01ABC46624507D0B8438D874" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="86C7CC84F3EE4BEB118107F9DCA478BD" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<taxonomicName id="7EFB59F268C95840F797B65F8C0E9AF5" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taoyuanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7B797B24D32C1758C86E3CDDA95FDFE6" italics="true">A. taoyuanensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="0510C83C9F8535F7383304263E3F9D1A" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, and similar species of the
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<emphasis id="06776130A0C1110632CFFA28BA98D00D" italics="true">Amynthas corticis</emphasis>
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group. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores, mp, male pores.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="588B749F9046A5BDCE99AC0549AB4DB2">
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<th id="54C7B568EF4C73CB1788C7A542ECCA14" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Character</th>
<emphasis id="4838F57726BCF3D3F8277F9B6A45C958" italics="true">
<th id="244B23DC9581535CE800FE5BF97B6209" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="E20D5B6497C1CB3697B9DBF79BA5F0E6" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="xiangtanensis">A. xiangtanensis</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="60AB12A33788828F1B347BE8BC4F0FD1" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="A81712530DE1D0627B025F5575A9AE63" authorityName="Jin &amp; Li &amp; Jiang &amp; Qiu" authorityYear="2024" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taoyuanensis">A. taoyuanensis</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="9BF0F6C445BAA14A6DBCBAD9EF58FAD1" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="67E42EB6BFED53EDCBA09F0F365FB801" baseAuthorityName="Kingberg" baseAuthorityYear="1867" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="corticis">A. corticis</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="866B24E6A59665CD689D9409520767D1" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="F1CF29C218030401607966BD1282653F" authorityName="Qiu &amp; Dong" authorityYear="2019" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="maximus">A. maximus</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="E0358406A3D84828CDBC79F018688B2C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="4ACFF5E6E8FA030347E9A873DDBFD535" authorityName="Qiu &amp; Dong" authorityYear="2019" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="tortuosus">A. tortuosus</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="A195F885D96640A3C94FBA7EDB8C8ABC" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="05AEBBE268EF37B7E8796542FB1A005B" authorityName="Qiu &amp; Sun" authorityYear="2012" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="stricosus">A. stricosus</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="28EF23E45E80814232FDC0EA88476587" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="6B52B1E2FB71FDC216268D5638C35758" baseAuthorityName="Chen" baseAuthorityYear="1938" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="homosetus">A. homosetus</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="399757EC6684E2A0B5B090F26F818A7D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="9DA98759D96458486282C8387CC15DF7" authorityName="Qiu &amp; Sun" authorityYear="2012" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="genitalis">A. genitalis</taxonomicName>
</th>
<taxonomicName id="6B6C19B97BAED7DB632A3B55D35A11B8" authority="Body" authorityName="Body" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Amynthas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="recavus">
<th id="6E325D564C88EBE066E96FEBC8CDDD1E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">A. recavus</th>
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<td id="1828469FBAD16B63A916CED775706FF3" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Body size (mm)</td>
<td id="2BCF248EAB0BEDD6FD582EAFD5EA8513" colspan="1" rowspan="1">110184 * 5.0 7.0</td>
<td id="EFB310DE4D4645DE442E6757ED84355E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">41120 * 3.5 4.5</td>
<td id="6D256A264E5BB933F3DA1404B5E196E6" colspan="1" rowspan="1">45170 * 3.0 6.0</td>
<td id="88765E7F3DE166DEC0D1B77158EBDFEC" colspan="1" rowspan="1">145170 * 5.8 6.2</td>
<td id="9D02AB6448FCA4DB4D2687568AE41685" colspan="1" rowspan="1">5586 * 2.5 2.8</td>
<td id="A37AE7FA2B8B29ADEEE3D5225EC41D93" colspan="1" rowspan="1">7297 * 2 2.8</td>
<td id="34A5C6D8D882191136EA37797C98BE19" colspan="1" rowspan="1">116 * 5.2</td>
<td id="F90D2DF00DF6E20636DC775BF211934B" colspan="1" rowspan="1">8397 * 2.3 2.5</td>
<td id="13336B63E9E7321AD8B1C63125E3CD00" colspan="1" rowspan="1">58-64 * 2.1 2.3</td>
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</emphasis>
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<td id="2448A9A9F760D97EDF4F761CA89DE19E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pigment dorsum</td>
<td id="53812A3D4F3FF91F91C3319630B9314E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Yellowish brown</td>
<td id="0280E0E50045A4421710DDEC4D3E53A7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="F4FD4BF834A07BAD2F5327E987D005D9" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Greenish brown</td>
<td id="B186C8F5C1118E10CECB71DD4A706849" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pale purple-brown to brown</td>
<td id="5775D6FC37ACAA63C4390F6AE2F9FAA5" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Purple-brown to pale purple-brown</td>
<td id="4A9EDED7590FC4708B9001277FA002B2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="B8626262764680514B32D6FD6BE25C7F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Dark chocolate to grey</td>
<td id="564235AB8B4E24B658F783889058B3C7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="B79B59E14A72EC76B49F1C16FF342744" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pink to pale brown</td>
</tr>
<tr id="BF944C5B9BC436D287FB612AA8036D0E">
<td id="CBFDFD1035FBE9B8765232B8DDA721D0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pigment ventrum</td>
<td id="C5EB13BF5EFB59B4CF369ADF977A08AB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pale yellowish brown</td>
<td id="51205B971EA431F96D55208831B92D24" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="0061DA6FBA4A468F5DE484ED49DB68CD" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="2A01564EE5A8699E235AE892572FFDA5" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None to yellowish</td>
<td id="2918079CE865EE833008DAC9C54C1241" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pale purple-brown to None</td>
<td id="946DF3FD5EB478BAECA96E54C7DF1931" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="413504C17CA7391187D1FCE319952D54" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Grey</td>
<td id="21CAA8451BF5EFCC70F198784A55E916" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="E33B9808502176AA6CD90F78F02C6CBE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
</tr>
<tr id="9DE7B0B7FDB758AD283FC4894297A447">
<td id="06206F39A2D2486E0F280EF665B66D41" colspan="1" rowspan="1">First dorsal pore</td>
<td id="ECB0A20DD30317F6C911C28B2751CF50" colspan="1" rowspan="1">9 / 10</td>
<td id="1C797C3579281E43EC5CF2A3612FC3C8" colspan="1" rowspan="1">10 / 11</td>
<td id="8BBB25B00086171367A27860189630C2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">11 / 12</td>
<td id="ADF8355040F184601E2ACEC7AA338B70" colspan="1" rowspan="1">13 / 14</td>
<td id="45F62FAF8472ADFD243095E838593679" colspan="1" rowspan="1">13 / 14</td>
<td id="754DCF03796BF8904C98E83EE9621418" colspan="1" rowspan="1">11 / 12 or 12 / 13</td>
<td id="C330BAD2FDC91CEB5A29A5408AE5669D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 / 13</td>
<td id="C595F5874298EB47B4BBDDB191159827" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 / 13</td>
<td id="C3271CA601C3D14B67BFDFFCE17909B4" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 / 13</td>
</tr>
<tr id="D8CC77074FDA551DF5FC9DC4B261D7AC">
<td id="DFB44BE43C0A73F68BC848BE0A78DB1E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Clitellum</td>
<td id="FD6892950BEF17D807D19467813DC8CD" colspan="1" rowspan="1">XIV XVI</td>
<td id="BAFF67E84113108AFC6E351C0230C36D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">XIV 2 / 3 XVI</td>
<td id="87A31325E1B43CB03C81F8F177589BB7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">XIV XVI</td>
<td id="6B8D0231CD5EC1D5AEED581106BF8EF4" colspan="1" rowspan="1">2 / 5 XIV XVI</td>
<td id="E71225350839E6D9A11D81E7875CF89A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">XIV XVI</td>
<td id="E3AC04AC0198B2A9946DA392BF58AA4D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">XIV XVI</td>
<td id="8F249146C1420743508AC5B52EDE24EB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">XIV XVI</td>
<td id="88B9C72198A8C49A2D2AB4E986792604" colspan="1" rowspan="1">XIV XVI</td>
<td id="F56AA8BA561FA5D4FEDF5B73BAABE62D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">XIV XVI</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A52E07017B9BE687E21418EF23FF1B23">
<td id="29BC17FBD8B3F5AB5723895205FFF06F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Setae numbering</td>
<td id="70554AC00FD8CB7EA17CE86E18F83DF0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1628 / III, 4046 / VIII, 4654 / XX</td>
<td id="F191E8EF0726F923D1D157984E5E80E6" colspan="1" rowspan="1">32 42 / III, 4450 / VIII, 5058 / XX</td>
<td id="28BBEE1FA5690709D0594D1C31D95D7F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">36 40 / VII, 4046 / XXV</td>
<td id="0655C482F6D5E09D1231522529B89FB9" colspan="1" rowspan="1">33 38 / III, 2933 / VIII, 1822 / XX</td>
<td id="1E3A48298AAFF66436111E0F7F79D02E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">24 26 / III, 3436 / VIII, 3236 / XX</td>
<td id="EDE3615B07D3B24D9876D4C4D1CD54DF" colspan="1" rowspan="1">30 54 / III, 6272 / VIII, 4070 / XX</td>
<td id="EE98C08317E21142A99725A2EB18532A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">44 / VIII</td>
<td id="E67CEC4364F8181E4A91F4240DD5E367" colspan="1" rowspan="1">30 36 / III, 3236 / VIII, 3846 / XX</td>
<td id="1BB59F6B3F2818E434D68364C7768024" colspan="1" rowspan="1">21 22 / III, 3436 / VIII, 3436 / XX</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CD68A83D3A4C8E1A076F4D0B7D0AB087">
<td id="69FD974CF4078846E132F49CBDCF5D36" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Setae number between sp</td>
<td id="2F8065E03163F3A06AEECA09392C5175" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1417 (VIII)</td>
<td id="651B91365FEF9660E21FCDC87FFA0E20" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1922 (VIII)</td>
<td id="6453EB77FE18A602DAFC834DAE5344F2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 (VIII)</td>
<td id="D2EA581A819E0E46DA49C867FD127535" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1822 (VIII)</td>
<td id="3540D64C8E39DA91256D4121EBF049AE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1213 (VIII)</td>
<td id="409D0C978B045376FE1E330FD48BD62F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">2329 (VIII)</td>
<td id="1271208C1078E49E9AE7D01B566578F1" colspan="1" rowspan="1">-</td>
<td id="AB686B612BAC64541CC125812826B6CC" colspan="1" rowspan="1">811 (VIII)</td>
<td id="A37486E3F8DAF82201E70B13B786431C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">12 (VIII)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="C8AA47EB196637329A12A23FAE8FED0C">
<td id="64BB3B9D3B3CC46C188BA7A314B6CC5A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Setae number between mp</td>
<td id="746D707D4B212458A5C8DE89A7E7212D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1416 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="ED99355411A15FF9B88033A00FEE59DF" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1314 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="CC0DBE7883AA5E769515F6672D7D31FB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1014 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="A47AC557EC463B5CFD75B1CAFF6920D5" colspan="1" rowspan="1">913 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="DEFB4E31361FA0B8E5F9014D56053B1A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">89 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="8C0A8E450F3FE3893D36BA17B5C89627" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1012 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="E4B93CA1693E6A94A56A750DC6BFF0E9" colspan="1" rowspan="1">9 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="A051E4DF84370BF1C5B86F72977ACB45" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1112 (XVIII)</td>
<td id="C791E5E9158AFA32766A2E489D0FAE4D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">910 (XVIII)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AC2C9E7F32304C5B954E05C13B7287C9">
<td id="37FF74691BCF13B9A5B5586A1E3D602A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Ventral distance of sp</td>
<td id="586917203FA3E4F9CB4E09116EC990AB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="394453964E02F11223803A021D4B825E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="43C2B2D37EDEC78261FDE556968E3EED" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="ABEECA4759546B4DEF485F443AACDC00" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="54D94D18F087055F7E467088E85880E0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 4 C</td>
<td id="5651274E975F34C86545CB4F21513320" colspan="1" rowspan="1">2 / 5 C</td>
<td id="6808402C2FA0D041CA4FAF724F9B266E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 4 C</td>
<td id="2433E097C864ACED27B7E13F241F2670" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1 / 3 C</td>
<td id="D9471F5EE690DAEEE5E1663F21369428" colspan="1" rowspan="1">2 / 5 C</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3F0FD8186B25566D315755537B184DDE">
<td id="C2DDF017B9E62633E119569E356EA587" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Papillae within sp region</td>
<td id="5307DB4FDA411251F1D94F6A35EE5B16" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired before setae in VIII or IX</td>
<td id="5AD26374C8192EBC565ED20AB1F20132" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired after setae in VI, VII or VIII</td>
<td id="FFB1BF4A74FAF19BAA5181DDF8F1F0AE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired before or after setae near sp</td>
<td id="515B4B05F01FAF0D45CFE49DF71A272A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Two pairs after setae in VII and VIII</td>
<td id="42DF4F72FD22F72D0A82DF0E2C8B4FCA" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Four pairs after setae in VI IX</td>
<td id="8DBD1BF931A35FA987773065AA5A3E92" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="EF06B3205B5A53189C50AE3B025682A5" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Invisible</td>
<td id="7A50C66EACD20FA1EF41CF69BD4AD56A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="CAB3942CCE7420D9FC8CA85AD66D9F8E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
</tr>
<tr id="7B7FCE4B78B76CD2C2B5176246ADDF32">
<td id="41407B25103E54613D8E0B0AE061F69F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Papillae within mp region</td>
<td id="AFD721062246F1F8DD5D5CC958BDBA1E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Two or more near male pore</td>
<td id="95BE170E1C0D4E5741FE676E43E33E65" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Two paired or more in XVI, XVII, XVIII, or XIX</td>
<td id="BEE00E32C9BD7937C64C06E64F522925" colspan="1" rowspan="1">One or more papillae near male pore</td>
<td id="E7A7403CD82B3EE781CA54E66DB69E16" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired before setae medial of male pore</td>
<td id="168148AB5E8FB0523A038B667019658D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired medial of male pore</td>
<td id="6462BCC9858EC31451E41E43F61C75D1" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Single or paired in XVII, XIX, and XX</td>
<td id="2A5EC28D12A68F3D7D0D3BB888AD18A9" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Invisible</td>
<td id="BF935E82D4F388099F10C454BD298868" colspan="1" rowspan="1">4 paired in XVII, XVIII and XIX</td>
<td id="A9F7CE5A7ECD8E908A89C1E336BA0CEE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired in XVII, 3 papillae in XIX</td>
</tr>
<tr id="617990F2538A3A7F1FEC994F02569D58">
<td id="1B91A0735620A4B91174B866EA3A460C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Prostate glands</td>
<td id="DEA2874B71F06033913442AFBACBF544" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Well developed with accessory gland</td>
<td id="93E0FEC11A56EEEFC0BE8C3DCAF99773" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Degenerated with accessory glands</td>
<td id="AC757FEA3E0BCA9D53B360844B76B919" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Developed</td>
<td id="68194DB5313EE9527C3B1440F06CD51D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Underdeveloped</td>
<td id="973BFA6FD223C96816E68637F6F7D48D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Developed</td>
<td id="51F53791AFA5DD8D4330AE336124203A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Developed,</td>
<td id="AE7703E2EF1552000D57A81F8F33FEB6" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Developed</td>
<td id="599F64C20594263352D74330F224B5FD" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Developed</td>
<td id="DF609D69F2B26385640D27FCCE78C0FB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Developed</td>
</tr>
<tr id="501CB0513897BD78EB182B901D2B2054">
<td id="5736845F551DA5B991289617087DC68F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Diverticulum</td>
<td id="EED0CBDF1388CAF7EF53ED27B1EF74D2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">2 / 3 of main pouch, terminal 1 / 2 dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber</td>
<td id="16C826E7BEE07F6420457051275F9602" colspan="1" rowspan="1">2 / 3 of main pouch, terminal 2 / 3 dilated into bag-shaped seminal chamber</td>
<td id="4F007FA6312F81B0ABC459E8D61CECB4" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Shorter than main pouch and terminal dilated into round or elongate oval seminal chamber</td>
<td id="EF25099712E6B1BD4367CCF00E7016AE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Shorter, lightly twist in middle, terminal 2 / 5, dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber</td>
<td id="0B661E016DC615E97605172E66C45B25" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Shorter, terminal 4 / 5 dilated into S-shaped twisted seminal chamber</td>
<td id="F85C0932D6AA1C565E3A75257CE0F4BE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">As long as main pouch, slender, terminal 2 / 5 dilated into a band shaped chamber</td>
<td id="3455BD0AB04AAC7996BDDD7FAB0997F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Shorter, terminal dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber</td>
<td id="DEBC027046092D670F9A035B07C402E9" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Longer than main pouch, terminal 0.29 dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber</td>
<td id="EE9C7032B1401829D4411A1CF3C46853" colspan="1" rowspan="1">~ 3 / 5 of main pouch, terminal 1 / 4 dilated into ovoid-shaped seminal chamber</td>
</tr>
<tr id="D7D25A4D5FE4D3BF2085C5F1EAFDEC53">
<td id="DF7FEE6A2452FACEFEC68CB84A25F983" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Accessory glands</td>
<td id="07AD245D0E4EB1FEDBA55EED4948614D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Paired on VIII or IX</td>
<td id="5D4A5F9888F8ADA68B39045FDBC819FA" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Two paired on VII or VIII</td>
<td id="017B558A619D274F1994261176408382" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Bound down to parietes or retained within body wall</td>
<td id="8D43D2F73AFA45CA598FC487E1CADC46" colspan="1" rowspan="1">One or two on VI, VII, VIII, and IX</td>
<td id="EC8528CB3EF27F0796CA1BB5F980D5B3" colspan="1" rowspan="1">One near the each spermatheca</td>
<td id="21D8D9CF02973964C2D2FA7905BAEE6B" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="CC299B8B87C50700CB58487216A38A9D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Invisible</td>
<td id="7F72106F4B4C00326852D6F747C404B3" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
<td id="13BE17177635221FD299FCDE9A8AF44E" colspan="1" rowspan="1">None</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A445B109503D4DBF4EFC1F695CC78C44">
The new species is also fairly close to
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<emphasis id="AD16552DE438B770EB01C95C2138468F" italics="true">Amynthas corticis</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
by having medium to large size, spermathecal pores location and simple intestinal caeca (Table
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). However, the new species differs from
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<emphasis id="32B0793D7D8987924BE9957BD07E9EEE" italics="true">A. corticis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in pigmentation (yellowish brown dorsum and pale yellowish brown ventrum), first dorsal pore in 9 / 10, paired papillae within spermathecal pore region before setae in
<collectionCode id="0C99A73ED17D18655D35AC5D0EC08656">VIII</collectionCode>
or
<collectionCode id="386D8527B34F7F4B7443918CA9113005">IX</collectionCode>
, male pores middle and round by 1 / 3 C, two or more papillae near male pore, prostate glands in XIV XXI with a large lumpy accessory gland, ampulla heart-shaped, diverticulum terminal 1 / 2 dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber, paired large lumpy accessory glands on
<collectionCode id="20A0E4097DC85368FB64E9033D026B7B">VIII</collectionCode>
or
<collectionCode id="7F4CC7248305537F8D90BC0B1C1752A3">IX</collectionCode>
. Whereas
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<emphasis id="B9E3ADC1786E925DAD33D40CA62C80F7" italics="true">A. corticis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a greenish brown dorsum and an unpigmented ventrum, first dorsal pore in 11 / 12, paired papilla before or after setae in some or all near spermathecal pores, male pores small and circular to transverse elliptical disc by 1 / 4 C 1 / 3 C, one or more papillae near male pore, prostate glands in
<collectionCode id="447F65989C3B63F20F5843FB437283BA">XVII</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="E2598BD521F0C5DB5A1D2A6DB3DE215B">XX</collectionCode>
without accessory glands, ampulla ovoid, diverticulum straight stalked, terminally dilated into a blunt ovoid seminal chamber, accessory glands stalked, coelomic, bound down to the parietes or retained within body wall.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5468421DEC33D5B65E80E348E3DB6D7D">
Another similar species with four pairs of spermathecal pores in 5 / 68 / 9 is
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<emphasis id="0E5917A16EC872C4976F27B581729142" italics="true">Amynthas maximus</emphasis>
Qiu &amp;
<bibRefCitation id="8DE78C1B98D56F53A6BDE26623A0AAFB" DOI="10.3897/zookeys.884.30988" author="Dong Y &amp; Law MMS &amp; Jiang JB &amp; Qiu JP" journalOrPublisher="ZooKeys" pagination="23-42" refId="B7" refString="Dong Y, Law MMS, Jiang JB, Qiu JP (2019) Three new species and one subspecies of the Amynthas corticis group from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae). ZooKeys 884: 23 - 42. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 884.30988" title="Three new species and one subspecies of the Amynthas corticis group from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae)." volume="884" year="2019">Dong, 2019</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. The two species share some similarities, such as body size, pigmentation, spermathecal pores, simple intestinal caeca (Table
<tableCitation id="5C2655675C811339C0A55593F040CC59" captionStart="Table 2" captionStartId="T2" captionText="Table 2. A comparison of characters of A. xiangtanensis sp. nov., A. taoyuanensis sp. nov., and similar species of the Amynthas corticis group. Abbreviations: sp, spermathecal pores, mp, male pores." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/4A024DE055422FA64AF1A773C6AB899A" tableUuid="4A024DE055422FA64AF1A773C6AB899A">2</tableCitation>
). However,
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<emphasis id="9385C2AF979DC46E5F19A629BFACCACF" italics="true">A. xiangtanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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has first dorsal pore in 9 / 10, clitellum XIV
<collectionCode id="AD6A749EE2FF64707E2975126ABABD62">XVI</collectionCode>
, spermathecal pores, paired papillae before setae in
<collectionCode id="AAC319B55EEA8DDE798247FA6326DD81">VIII</collectionCode>
or
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, male pores without ridges, separated by 1 / 3 of body circumference, two or more papillae near male pore, prostate glands in XIV XXI with a large lumpy accessory gland, spermathecae larger, ampulla heart-shaped, duct ~ 1 / 4 of ampulla, diverticulum terminal 1 / 2 dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber, paired large lumpy accessory glands on
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or
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. While
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has first dorsal pore in 13 / 14, clitellum in 2 / 5 XIV
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, fewer setae at
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and
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, two pairs papillae after setae in
<collectionCode id="32D1BE836BE002014837F9C30581DA0F">VII</collectionCode>
and
<collectionCode id="7D93C443D103C9597E7D6F4201504B2E">VIII</collectionCode>
, male pores surrounded by 34 circular ridges, separated by 2 / 5 of body circumference, paired papillae before setae medial of male pore, prostate glands in
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with accessory glands invisible, spermathecae smaller, ampulla elongate-oval, duct 3 / 5 of ampulla, diverticulum terminal 2 / 5 dilated into a swollen, club-shaped seminal chamber, one or two stalked accessory glands on
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,
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,
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and
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.
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Regarding the pigmentation, clitellum, the position of spermathecal and male pores, simple intestinal caeca, and characteristics of the spermathecae, the new species is similar to
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<emphasis id="A6D78FD638C918BA0506E00DFAF82F99" italics="true">Amynthas tortuosus</emphasis>
Qiu &amp;
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. However, the two species are distinguished by body size, the position of the first dorsal pore, setae number, the number and position of papillae within the spermathecal pore and male pore region, the characteristics and ventral distance of male pores, the position of prostate glands and the existence or nonexistence of accessory glands, and the characteristics of the diverticulum and accessory glands (Table
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).
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In addition, the new species is somewhat similar to
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<emphasis id="5CF17324610CCBB30B2212E168F9BEFE" italics="true">Amynthas stricosus</emphasis>
Qiu &amp;
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Sun,
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the clitellum, the position of spermathecal and male pores, the ventral distance of male pores, and the simple intestinal caeca. Nevertheless, the two species are different in body size, pigmentation, the position of the first dorsal pore, setae number, the ventral distance of spermathecal pores and the existence or nonexistence of papillae, the characteristics of male pores, the number and position of papillae within the male pore region, the position of prostate glands and the existence or nonexistence of accessory glands, the characteristics of spermathecae, diverticulum and existence or nonexistence of accessory glands (Table
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).
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