Two new Drawida (Oligochaeta, Moniligastridae) earthworms from Vietnam

Two new earthworm species are described, namely Drawida angiang sp. nov. and Drawida cochinchina sp. nov. The former can be recognized by having male pores on spiniform penises in intersegment 10/11, an erect and sac-shaped spermathecal atrium, glandular prostate, the capsule coiled one round, the vas deferens strongly coiled but small, two large, round, genital markings on segments ix???x, and three gizzards in xiii???xv. The latter species is distinguished in having the male pores placed on highly elevated, backwardly directed, conical penises in 10/11, a slender spermathecal atrium, a glandular prostate, a somewhat folded capsule, the vas deferens strongly coiled as a bunch and equal size to the testis sacs, a pair of genital markings located closely anterior to the penises with 1???3 additional ones in xi???xii, and three or four gizzards in xiii???xvi. The DNA barcode fragment of the COI gene was extracted for each species, and the COI genetic distances and phylogenetic analysis also supported two new species..

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This study describes two new earthworm species, named Drawida angiang and Drawida cochinchina. Through morphological observations and genetic analysis, these two species were confirmed as new species.