Three new earthworm species are described from South China, namely Amynthas rusticanus sp. nov., Amynthas scaberulus sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree new species and one subspecies of the genus are described from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China: The new species are: Qiu & Dong, . and Qiu & Dong, , and Dong & Jiang, , the subspecies is All have four pairs of spermathecal pores in 5/6-8/9, which indicates that they should belong to the -group. Their morphological characteristics are compared to other similar species in the -group from China and other Asian countries, such as Sun & Jiang, 2013, (Chen, 1938), (Kinberg, 1867), Sun & Qiu, 2013, and (Goto & Hatai, 1899).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFour new species belonging to genera Amyntha and Metaphire were discovered from an extensive area in southern China, covering the provinces Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi and Anhui. The species are named Amynthas dispersus Sun Qiu, sp. nov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree new species of the genus Amynthas are described from Guangxi Province, China. They are named A. dissimilis sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper describes two new species of earthworms belonging to the Amynthas morrisi-group from Hainan Island, China: Amynthas zonarius sp. nov. and Amynthas wuzhimontis sp.
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