31. Echiniscus quadrispinosus Richters, 1902 sensu lato [T]

Echiniscus quadrispinosus Richters (Murray 1913)

Terra typica: Germany (Europe)

Kenya:

• 00°01′S, 37°54′E: Undefined locality, British East Africa [Kenya], moss. Murray (1913)

Record numbers. Kenya: 1; total: 1.

Remarks. There is considerable morphological variation in the global records of E. quadrispinosus, indicative of a species complex (see: Ramazzotti & Maucci 1983). However, most of the species records are (like the type locality) Holarctic (McInnes 1994), which suggest that African reports may be correct but, these early reports, require confirmation.