Six New Earthworms of the Genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Central Taiwan
Huei-Ping Shen, Chu-Fa Tsai and Su-Chen Tsai (2003) This paper describes 6 new species of terrestrial earthworms belonging to the genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan at elevations of 700 to 2300 m. They are Amynthas uvaglandularis sp. nov., Amynthas penpuensis sp. nov. and Amynthas nanshanensis sp. nov. of the octothecal corticis-group; Amynthas tantulus sp. nov. and Amynthas fenestrus sp. nov. of the sexthecal sieboldi-group; and Amynthas wangi sp. nov. of the gracilis-group.
Keywords
Earthworms, New species, Amynthas, Megascolecidae, Taiwan.
