TABLE 3 in Two new earthworm species of the genus Metaphire Sims & Easton, 1972 (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Highlands of Vietnam

TABLE 3. Comparison of the morphological of M. dalatensis sp. nov. and its congeners in the houlleti species-group (continue) CharactersM. dalatensis sp. nov.M. hijauensis 1M. houlleti 2M. houlleti 3 (H)M. houlleti 3 (Lager Hp)M. houlleti 3 (Smaller Hp)M. acampanulata 4Distance between spermathecal pores0.30x0.455x????0.36–0.5xVentral setae number between spermathecal pores17/vii, 18/viii19/vii, 18/viii*9/vii, 11/viii*11–15/vii, 14–19/viii11–17/vii, 15–26/viii11–17/vii, 16–25/viii?Shape of the seminal chamberTwisted, terminal end sausage shapedTwisted, terminal end slightly swollen*Twisted, terminal end ovoid???Sinusoidal-shaped, terminal end slightly swollenLength (mm)95–12566–7877–9792–200110–20040–13077–198Diameter (mm)5.3–5.82.8–3.13.2–3.64–73–83–54.03–6.91Segments101–110101–12090–10292–140119–13190–12056–144First dorsal pore10/1110/1110/1111/1211/127/8–11/1211/12 or 12/13Pre–clitellar setae54–64/viii48/viii38–47/viii33–50/viii30–40/viii37–55/viii32–57/viiiPost–clitellar setae48–54/xxx56/xxx49–58/xxx48–62/xx48–60/xx51–61/xx38–70/xxxSetae between male pores12–1488–104–710–165–128–25Ventral distance between male pore0.33x0.244x0.28–0.3x???0.21–0.37xTestis sacsConnectedSeparated (paired)ConnectedConnected (unpaired)Connected (unpaired)Connected (unpaired)ConnectedSpemathecal accessory glands111PresentPresentPresent2–4Male accessory glands1–2Absent1–2Present1–31–33–4AmpullaOvoidSacular shapedOvoid???Mushroom–shapedAmpulla ductStraight, Base enlargeStraight, NormalStraight, Normal???L shaped, Base enlargeDiverticulum dischargingNear ampulla baseNear ampulla baseNear ampulla base???Corner of ampulla ductProstate glandxvii–xx, multilobedxvii–xx, multilobedxvi–xxii, multilobedxvi–xxixvi–xxixvi–xxiiixvii–xx, multilobedProtatic ductQuestion mark shapedCCC, UCLoopedHairpinPenial setaeAbsent?Absent1–3AbsentAbsent1–3 Source. 1: Ng et al. (2018); 2: Nguyen et al. (2022a), 3: Gates (1972), 4: Nguyen et al. (2022c); *base on the original drawings.