27. Echiniscus migiurtinus Franceschi, 1957 [T]

Echiniscus (Echiniscus) migiurtinus sp. nov. (Franceschi 1957) Terra typica: Somalia (Africa)

Somalia:

• 11°20′N, 49°45′E; 2,000 m asl: Bari Region, Migiurtinia, Uar Medò mountain group [Warmadoow] lichen. Franceschi (1957)

Record numbers. Somalia: 1; total: 1.

Remarks. This species has only two reports from the type locale and China (Yang 2002a), but the disjunct distribution suggests an error. Further analysis is required to verify this species and whether it is endemic to Somalia.