The geographic distribution of tardigrade species across the planet is poorly known, and certainly incomplete. While some species appear to be cosmopolitan, published data still shows most species with spotty and disjointed distributions, due to the lack of detailed, expansive diversity studies. This report adds to the biogeography and habitat of Doryphoribius gibber Beasley and Pilato, 1987. Known previously only from ground level moss in Arkansas, U.S.A. and Chiapas, Mexico this species has now been found 290 km further north, in both moss and lichen habitats in the canopy of the deciduous forest of northeastern Kansas, U.S.A