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Abstract
A collection of earthworm specimens from Hainan comprised many new species, mostly endemic. This paper describes three new species, Amynthas bouchei Zhao and Qiu sp. nov., Amynthas omodeoi Zhao and Qiu sp. nov. and Amynthas edwardsi Zhao and Qiu sp. nov. These three species all belong to the hawayanus‐group. The position of the spermathecal pores in all the new species is three pairs in 5/6–7/8. Descriptions of the species are provided, including figures of the ventral view and of the spermathecae. A comparison with Amynthas species with spermathecal pores also in 5/6–7/8 from China is provided.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their appreciation to Professor M. Bouche (Laboratoire de Zooecologie du sol), Zhang Weixin (South China Botanical Garden), Li Jianxiong (Guangdong Entomological Institute) and Zhang Xiaolong (Guizhou Forestry School). All of them attended our fieldwork and collected earthworms in Hainan in 2006. Second, the authors appreciate the comments of Dr Hong Yong (Sangju National University), who kindly reviewed the taxonomic description in the manuscript and gave us many good suggestions. Third, the authors appreciate the input of Dr Li Jingjing, who helped us with the software used to finish the pictures of earthworms, and Dr Pang Haoran, who helped during the work. This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, serial‐number 30570219.