Microtritia tropica Märkel, 1964

Microtritia cf. tropica: Marian et al. (2020) .

Distribution: Pantropical and Palearctic (Japan and Poland).

Records in Ecuador: Pichincha ( 4 km E Santo Domingo) , Zamora Chinchipe (Podocarpus National Park-Bombuscaro), Napo (45 km N from Puyo, CIPCA ( Centro de Investigación, Posgrado y Conservación de la Amazonía)), Pastaza (Puyo) and Loja (andean mountain region of the Loja valley).

Habitat: Rain forest litter. Litter fermentation layer. Agricultural ecosystem: banana cultivation. Urban ecosystem, green belt near Megaldaz shop.

References: Niedbała (2004): 63; Niedbała & Illig (2007b): 772; Illig et al. (2007): 226; Niedbala & Roszkowska (2016): 11; Marian et al. (2020): 7.