Doryphoribius flavus ( Iharos, 1966a )

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, 2017, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa, Zootaxa 4284 (1), pp. 1-74 : 33

83. Doryphoribius flavus ( Iharos, 1966a) [T]

Hypsibius flavus ( Iharos 1969a)

Terra typica : Hungary (Europe)

Cameroon:

• 04°11′N, 09°12′E; 1,900–1,950 m asl: Southwest Region, Mount Cameroon National Park, Mount Cameroon, primeval forest, above bothy No. 1, moss on trees and lava. Iharos (1969a)

• 04°10′N, 09°13′E; 1,300–1,500 m asl: Southwest Region, Mount Cameroon National Park, Mount Cameroon, rainforest, moss on tree. Iharos (1969a)

Record numbers. Cameroon: 2; total: 2.

Remarks. This disjunct distribution ( McInnes 1994a) and a recent discussion on the synonymy of Doryphoribius flavus and Doryphoribius citrinus by Lisi (2011) confirmed the need to re-examine older reports. Lisi (2011) stated, “(...) the records of D. flavus in South America, in South Africa and in Bali are incorrect. This means the geographic distribution of D. flavus requires re-evaluation (...)”.