Gates, G. E. (1936). The Earthworms of Burma. V. Records of the Indian Museum. 38(4), 377–468.

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10.26515/rzsi/v38/i4/1936/162306 [view]

Gates, G. E.

1936

38(4), 377–468

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https://recordsofzsi.com/index.php/zsoi/article/view/162306

Journal later became "Records of the Zoological Survey of India"

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Introduction: "Since the publication of the preceding paper (Gates, 1933) the writer has been able, while on leave, to examine all Burmese earthworms in the collections of various European Museums as well as in the Indian Museum. As a result of this work it is now possible, for the first time, to present an account of the Burmese fauna based on a study of all the material. In addition, non-Burmese types of species that are present in Burma have also been examined, as well as other material, especially in the British Museum, that is involved in a consideration of the synonymy of certain species present in India and Burma. Several changes in the names of fairly common species are accordingly necessary. A considerable amount of new material, from the Indian Museum, from collections made by G. E. Blackwell in Toungoo district and the Pegu Yomas and by H. Young on the Shan Plateau as well as less important collections from other areas, has been worked out. The continuation of previous studies on the variation of characteristics of assumed or suspected, taxonomic importance has now rendered possible, especially in the genus Pheretima and certain other Megascolecine genera, the construction of specific diagnoses which characterize the species much more accurately than hitherto and which should be correspondingly more useful"

Indian Subcontinent

Systematics, Taxonomy

Annelida

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