Current knowledge on Mexican tardigrades with a description of Milnesium cassandrae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada: Milnesiidae) and discussion on the taxonomic value of dorsal pseudoplates in the genus Milnesium Doyère, 1840 Author Moreno, Antonio Author Roszkowska, Milena Author García, Mario Alberto Author Flores, José Juan Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz text Zootaxa 2019 2019-11-04 4691 5 501 524 journal article 24986 10.11646/zootaxa.4691.5.5 864e2b8d-c2da-4a20-9fbf-02bcb20be24a 1175-5326 3527562 0684AE18-0510-4F7B-B75D-AE5177FBF2A2 Macrobiotus kazmierskii Kaczmarek & Michalczyk, 2009 Terra typica: Argentina (South America). Material examined: 24 specimens and 19 eggs (two embryonated): Piedmont of Sierra Las Mitras ( 25°44′55.57′′N , 100°24′11.19′′W , ca. 632 m asl), Monterrey, Nuevo Leon , Mexico . Lichen ( Physcia stellaris ) on trees ( Parkinsonia aculeta and Celtis pallida ), coll. Antonio Moreno - Talamantes, 7 August 2014 . Comments: Our specimens and eggs correspond well with the original description and type material. This species has only been reported from Rio Negro Province , Nahuel Huapí National Park, Ventisquero Negro in Argentina ( Kaczmarek & Michalczyk 2009 ; Kaczmarek et al . 2015 ; Roszkowska et al . 2016 ). This is a new record for Mexico .