Published December 31, 2015 | Version v1
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Amynthas corticis Kinberg 1867

Description

Amynthas corticis (Kinberg, 1867)

Material examined. 55 specimens altogether. 1 clitellate, Nangan, Shengtien Reservoir, 26°09'13.9''N, 119°54'59.7''E, 70 m asl, 28 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-37 -6); 1 clitellate and 1 aclitellate, Beigan, Junghsin Reservoir, 26°13'13.7''N, 119°59'33.3''E, 54 m asl, 29 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI- O- 2012-42 -2); 2 clitellates, Hsiju, Kunchiu, from roadside slopes, 25°58'39.0''N, 119°55'33.9''E, 29 m asl, 30 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-45 -2); 1 clitellate, Hsiju, from roadside litter at crossroads from Central Road toward Hsichiu Village, 106 m asl, 30 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-47 -2); 2 clitellates, Nangan, along the road facing Huangguan Channel, 26°09'55.0''N, 119°57'45.2''E, 48 m asl, 31 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-56 -2); 2 clitellates, Nangan, in front of Tunnel 88, 26°09'36.6''N, 119°57'11.7''E, 62 m asl, 31 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-57 -2); 1 clitellate, Beigan, Tangchi Village, near a trash treatment field, 26°13'59.9''N, 120°00'17.4''E, 64 m asl, 26 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-61 -4); 5 clitellates and 2 aclitellates, Dongju, Fuzheng Reservoir, 25°57'58.1''N, 119°58'40.8''E, 23 m asl, 27 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-66 -3); 1 clitellate, Hsiyin, Chingshuiao, from roadside ditches, 26°22'44.3''N, 120°28'35.3''E, 15 m asl, 28 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012- 74 -4); 1 clitellate, Hsiyin, from a roadside ditch near Stronghold No. 26, 26°22'12.0''N, 120°28'45.3''E, 19 m asl, 28 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-76 -4); 8 clitellates, Dongyin, beside the Yanhsiu Fort, 26°21'35.5''N, 120°29'22.2''E, 19 m asl, 28 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-78 -4); 2 clitellates, Nangan, from a roadside ditch in Nioubei Ridge, 26°09'44.5''N, 119°56'53.1''E, 138 m asl, 28 August 2012, H.P. Chen & H.H. Huang (TESRI-O-2012-116-2); 11 clitellates and 1 aclitellate, Dongju, near Dapu Stone Inscription, 25°57'01.0''N, 119°57'46.9''E, 46 m asl, 29 August 2012, H.P. Chen & H.H. Huang (TESRI-O-2012-118-2); 2 clitellates, Dongju, near Mysterious Little Bay, 25°57'40.4''N, 119°58'45.0''E, 6 m asl, 29 August 2012, H.P. Chen & H.H. Huang (TESRI-O-2012-119-2); 9 clitellates and 2 aclitellates, Hsiyin, around Dongao Reservoir, 26°22'38.8''N, 120°28'53.6''E, 42 m asl, 31 August 2012, H.P. Chen & H.H. Huang (TESRI-O-2012-122-1).

Notes

Published as part of Shen, Huei-Ping, Chang, Chih-Han & Chih, Wen-Jay, 2015, Earthworms from Matsu, Taiwan with descriptions of new species of the genera Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) and Drawida (Oligochaeta: Moniligastridae), pp. 425-450 in Zootaxa 3973 (3) on page 443, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/232280

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Biodiversity

Family
Megascolecidae
Genus
Amynthas
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Opisthopora
Phylum
Annelida
Scientific name authorship
Kinberg
Species
corticis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Amynthas corticis Kinberg, 1867 sec. Shen, Chang & Chih, 2015