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Chamberlinius uenoi (Murakami, 1975) Fig. 2L, M Riukiupeltis uenoi Murakami, 1975: 105 (D). Riukiupeltis uenoi — Nakamura & Korsós, 2010: 82 (L). Chamberlinius uenoi — Nguyen & Korsós, 2011: 29 (D, R); Nguyen et al., 2013: 1201 (L). Distribution. Japan, Ryukyu Archipelago, Okinawa Prefecture, Yaeyama Islands, Ishigaki-jima Island, Ibaruma, Sabichi Cave(Murakami 1975); Ishigaki-jima Island, Banna-dake; Iriomote-jima Islands, Funaura, around university research station; Iriomote-jima Islands, Mihara, along Aira river (Nguyen & Korsós 2011). Remarks. This species was originally described as Riukiupeltis uenoi by Murakami (1975) from a cave on Ishigaki-jima Island. It was subsequently transferred to the genus Chamberlinius by Nguyen and Korsós (2011), who recognized its correct generic affiliation based on a re-evaluation of its characteristics. The known distribution of C. uenoi is restricted to Ishigaki-jima and Iriomote-jima of the southern Ryukyu Islands. All known localities are situated at relatively low elevations, from near sea level up to about 230 m a.s.l. Although its type locality is a cave, subsequent records from epigean habitats (Nguyen & Korsós 2011) show this species to be a troglophile, not a strict troglobite.