Macrobiotus occidentalis är en djurart som tillhör fylumet trögkrypare, och som beskrevs av Murray 1910. Macrobiotus occidentalis ingår i släktet Macrobiotus och familjen Macrobiotidae.
Underarter
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M. o. occidentalis M. o. striatus
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