Orphnaeus brevilabiatus Newport, 1845

Herrera, Léon Baert and Henri W., 2013, The Myriapoda of the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador (Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla), Belgian Journal of Entomology 14, pp. 1-49 : 1-49

Orphnaeus brevilabiatus Newport, 1845

Status: Introduced.

Galápagos distribution: Española (5), Fernandina (3), Floreana (1), Volcán Cerro Azul (2), Volcán Sierra Negra (1), Volcán Alcedo (3), Volcán Darwin (2), Volcán Wolf (8), Pinta (5), Pinzón (3), Rábida (1), Santiago (5) and Santa Cruz (16).

Vegetation zones: It is reported from all vegetation zones from arid zone to summit fern-sedge zone.

Altitudinal range: 2-1700 m.

World distribution: Central and South America, West indies, Africa ( Angola, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Madagascar), India, Taiwan, Japan, Pacific islands.

References: CHAMBERLIN (1912, 1914, 1950), PECK (1990), SHEAR & PECK (1992), PECK & SHEAR (2000) and MINELLI et al. (2006).

Remark: According to SHEAR & PECK (1992), a revision of the entire genus Orphnaeus is needed to establish the exact status of this species.

ISL. LOCALITY VEG. ALT. DATE LEG./COL. LIT. IVW Summit SAZ 1700 22.III.1988 Baert et al .

PIN S-slope, camp area W 250 20.I.1977 Reeder

PIN Southern transect W 300 20.III.1986 Baert et al. S&P 92 PIN 09.II.1982 Lubin S&P 92 PIN Arid zone AZ 27.II.1974 Jacquemart S &P 92 PIN W 28.II.1974 Jacquemart S&P 92 PIZ Caldera rim AZ 300 10.III.1986 Baert et al. S&P 92 PIZ S-slope crater camp area AZ 340 06.II.1979 Reeder

PIZ Trail to summit, Opuntia AZ 270 25.I.2010 Hendrickx

RAB Lagoon AZ 09.III.1986 Baert et al .

SAN North of Mina de Sal W 300 07.III.1986 Baert et al. S&P 92 SAN Guayavillo quadrat, 5 km SE of Bahía Bucanero W 520 21.IV.1975 Reeder

SAN Scalesia quadrat, along Bucanero - summit trail SCAL 555 29.III.2009 Baert et al .

SAN NW rim of lower crater, 5 km SE of summit island W 750 23.IX.1975 Reeder

SAN Crater area summit FS 840 14.IX.1975 Reeder

SCZ CDRS, Sesuvium litter LZ 2 27.IV.1985 Peck et al. S&P 92 SCZ CDRS, beach LZ 2 20.V.1985 Peck et al .

SCZ Bellavista village CZ 180 28.I.2010 Hendrickx

SCZ Miconia at Media Luna MIC 550 15.II.1988 Baert et al. S&P 92 SCZ Miconia at Media Luna MIC 550 08.III.1988 Baert et al .

SCZ Los Gemelos, pampa FS 600 03.XI.1997 CDRS

SCZ 1 km N of Cerro Puntudo , Scalesia SCAL 650 08.V.1989 Peck et al. S&P 92 SCZ Between Cerro Puntudo and Cerro Crocker FS 750 1992 CDRS

SCZ Cerro Crocker, Sphagnum bog SPH 825 15.IX.1993 Abedrabbo

SCZ Cerro Crocker, Sphagnum bog SPH 825 15.III.1994 Abedrabbo

SCZ Top of Cerro Crocker FS 875 15.I.1993 Abedrabbo

SCZ Top of Cerro Crocker FS 875 15.XII.1993 Abedrabbo

SCZ Top of Cerro Crocker FS 875 15.III.1994 Abedrabbo

SCZ Top of Cerro Crocker FS 875 15.VI.1995 Abedrabbo

SCZ Academy Bay beach at CDRS LZ 27.VI.1985 Peck et al .

SCZ Northern slope SCAL 25.I.1974 Jacquemart S &P 92

Belgian Journal of Entomology 14: 1-49 (2013)