Remarks on some Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) from New Zealand with the description of two new species
Author
Pilato, Giovanni
Author
Binda, Maria Grazia
Author
Lisi, Oscar
text
Zootaxa
2005
2005-07-29
1027
1
27
45
https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1027.1.2
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1027.1.2
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Antechiniscus perplexus
Horning & Schuster, 1983
(
Fig. 10
)
Material examined:
South Island
,
Canaan Road Terminus
,
Abel
Tasman
Park
:
one paratype
from a sample of lichen on a tree
.
The cuticular sculpture is double (
Fig. 10
): evident granulation and refracting points (named pores by Horning & Schuster) are present on all plates. The granulation is more evident on the median plates 1, 2 and 3, on the terminal plate and the lateral and posterior portions of the paired plates; the pores are more evident on the scapular and terminal plates. The ventral surface seems to be smooth. The fourth pair of legs without a dentate fringe.