Metaphire houlleti ( Perrier, 1872 )

Metaphire houlleti ( Perrier, 1872) View in CoL

Material examined MNP17-1011-40A3, MNP17-1019- 40A15, MNP17-1025-40A21, Churachandpur, close to forest office, Manipur; Lat / Lon : 24.3339, 93.7294; collected on 6th of October 2017; collected by Shweta Yadav GoogleMaps ; PAN17-1207-PAN04, Satpura National Park, Bee Fall, Panchmari , Lat / Lon : 22.4664, 78.4412, elevation: 1014.08 m, PAN17-1210-PAN07, Satpura National Park , Boat Club Lake , Panchmari , Lat / Lon : 22.4539, 78.416, elevation: 957.998 m, PAN17-1219-PAN016, PAN17-1217-PAN014 Satpura National Park , Sahastradhara Waterfalls , Panchmari , Lat / Lon : 22.5834, 78.5041, elevation: 446.842 m, collected on 1st of October 2017, collected by Ashutosh Vishwakarma; MP17-1235 - 1 SGO, MP17-1239 - 5 SGO GoogleMaps , Dr Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, Lat / Lon : 23.8298, 78.7763, elevation: 559.924 m, collected on 26th October of 2017, collected by Ashutosh Vishwakarma GoogleMaps ( Fig. 9 View Fig ).

Description Length 75–90 mm, diameter 3.5–3.7 mm. The total number of segments 82–93. First dorsal pore begins from intersegmental furrow of ix/x. Clitellum annular, covers three segments, i.e., xiv–xvi. Female pore, single, median on segment xiv, in setal zone, bounded by semicircular patch. Male pores in the setal zone of segment xviii, inside a copulatory pouch, opens with a C-shaped aperture. Each male pore placed 0.30× apart with 9–12 setae intervening between them. Three pairs of spermathecal pores in intersegmental region of vi/vii/viii/ix, sometimes deep slits. Genital marking absent or present; when present, in pre-clitellar region, within the intersegmental furrow, next to each spermathecal pore.

Oesophagus with large, single gizzard in segment viii/ ix. Lateral intestinal caeca simple, originates in segment xxvii, extends up to xxv. Male organs holandric, testis sac in segment x and xi, two pairs of seminal vesicles in segment xi and xii. Prostate racemose, in xviii, extends from xvi–xxii, duct U-shaped. Spermathecae three pairs in segment vii–ix, ampulla oval, with relatively larger swollen spermathecal duct, diverticulum enlarged with looped end. Genital marking gland single stalked, attached to spermathecal ducts.