Tardigrades from the Tsinling Mountains, central China with descriptions of two new species of Echiniscidae (Tardigrada)
Author
Li, Xiaochen
text
Journal of Natural History
2007
2010-12-02
41
41 - 44
2719
2739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701711046
journal article
10.1080/00222930701711046
1464-5262
5233488
Hypsibius
cf.
convergens
(Urbanowicz)
Material examined
Nine specimens were collected from
Ningshan County
,
13 specimens
from
Mount Taibai
.
Remarks
My specimens fit the description of this species (
Ramazzotti and Maucci 1983
;
Dastych 1988
;
Kathman 1990
). Eyes present. Buccal tube rather narrow. Pharynx contains apophyses and two macroplacoids, the first macroplacoid longer than the second one, microplacoid absent or present; when present, it is very small. Double claws of
Hypsibius
type
. Smooth egg deposited in the exuvium. This species is a new record for
China
. Its
type
locality is in
Poland
.