author(s)
TRA Bi Crolaud Sylvain, Guei Arnauth Martinez, Blei Sika Hortense, Ako Angoran Richmond, Soro Senan, Konate Souleymane and Tano Yao

abstract
Myriapods abound in the tropics specifically in forested areas of Ivory Coast, but little studies has been done on this zoological group. Yet they play important role in litter decomposition and the maintenance of ecosystems. This work aims to study the distribution of Myriapods according to four land use patterns in Daloa (Central West, Côte d'Ivoire). Sampling of Myriapods was carried out by the methods of termite transects and TSBF monoliths. A total, ten (10) genera were harvested from all plots. The study of the distribution of organisms based on diversity indicates that more than 50% of the genera are common (distributed) to all the environments explored. However, an unequal distribution of macroinvertebrates by habitat was observed at the level of abundance. The reforested forest contains most of the population dominated by Myriapods of Pachybolus genus.