Eremaeozetes irenae Schatz, 2001

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Eremaeozetes irenae Schatz, 2001

Distribution: Ecuador.

Records in Ecuador: Galápagos.

Habitat: Isla Pinta: southern part of the island, arid zone, open Opuntia galapageia forest, in dry cactus litter and humus; Bursera graveolens and Croton scouleri forest, in dry leaf litter and humus under Darwiniothamnus tenuifolius ; pampa, in dry grass and leaf litter with twigs, near eastern crater, upper arid zone, in dry leaf litter under Macraea laricifolia . Isla Pinzon, arid zone: western part of Central Valley, open Croton forest, in moist organic litter and humus under Lantana peduncularis ; southern crater rim of main caldera, Scalesia incisa shrubs, in moist leaf litter and wood under rock; southern slope of the island, open Croton forest with Acacia macracantha and Prosopis julifiora , in moist leaf litter with humus under Alternanthera echinocephala and Commelina diffusa . Isla Isabela, Volcano Sierra Negra, arid zone: 2 km north of Puerto Villamil, in moist decayed leaf litter under Prosopis juliflora ; 1 km west of Puerto Villamil, near “muro de las lagrimas”, in moist, decayed log under Croton scouleri , among Heliotropium angiospermum ; near Quinta Playa west of Puerto Villamil, 20 m, in moist, partially decayed leaf litter under Scalesia cordata and Pisonia floribunda . Isla Santa Cruz, near Charles Darwin Research Station, at “barranca” near station area, arid zone, dry leaf litter.

References: Schatz (2001): 476-484.