144. Mesobiotus radiatus Pilato, Binda & Catanzaro, 1991 [T]

Macrobiotus radiatus n. sp. (Pilato et al. 1991)

Macrobiotus radiatus Pilato, Binda & Catanzaro 1991 (Binda et al. 2001) Terra typica: Tanzania (Africa)

Democratic Republic of Congo:

• 00°04′S, 29°18′E; 1,950 m asl: North Kivu Province, outskirts of Lukanga, liverwort ( Plagiochila porelloides) (1 sample) and moss ( Entodon sp.) (1 sample). Binda et al. (2001)

• 01°10′S, 28°28′E; 1,000 m asl: North Kivu Province, outskirts of Mohanga, lichen (1 sample) and moss ( Brachythecium velutinum) (1 sample). Binda et al. (2001)

Tanzania:

• 03°09′S, 35°29′E: Type Locality: Undefined locality, Arusha Region, Ngorongoro Volcano, mosses. Pilato et al. (1991)

Record numbers. Democratic Republic of Congo: 2, Tanzania: 1; total: 3.

Remarks. This relatively recently described species has a central, tropical African distribution.