53. Hypechiniscus exarmatus (Murray, 1907c) sensu lato [T]

Oreella breviclava Grigarick, Schuster, and Nelson, new species (Grigarick et al. 1983) Terra typica: Shetland Islands, Scotland (Europe)

Venezuela:

• 08°38′N, 71°22′W; 2,000 m asl [2,300 m asl]: Region Los Andes, Mérida, La Carbonera, subtropical cloud forest in Sierra Nevada range of Andes, mosses, lichens or liverworts on plants or mineral substrates. Grigarick et al. (1983)

Record numbers: Venezuela: 1; total: 1.

Remarks: The original taxon diagnosis ( Oreella) for this specimen was, after re-examination, changed by Dastych et al. (1998). This has left Hypechiniscus exarmatus with a disjunct distribution (McInnes 1994a). This may represent specific habitat requirements or a need to review specimens using modern taxonomy and the South American record may belong to a new species.