Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz text Zootaxa 2017 2017-06-28 4284 1 1 74 journal article 31842 10.11646/zootaxa.4284.1.1 ac866645-a8b9-45a8-8c7d-d3aff74ede70 1175-5326 1010400 1CD17B31-E3D0-4BFB-8B69-144D97949038 132. Macrobiotus occidentalis Murray, 1910 sensu lato [T] MacRobiotus occidentalis J. Murray 1910 , MacRobiotus occidentalis J. Murray 1910 betschâRensis nov. var. ( Rahm 1936 ) MacRobiotus occidentalis J. Murray 1910 (da Cunha & do Nascimento 1964 ) Terra typica : British Columbia ( Canada , North America) Angola: • 07°47′S , 15°01′E ; 650 m asl: Uíge Province , near Carmona [ Uíge ], Estate at Pumba Loge, lichens. da Cunha & do Nascimento (1964) • 15°01′S , 13°22′E ; 1,950 m asl : Huíla Province , Sá da Bandeira [Lubango], Boca da Humpata , lichens. da Cunha & do Nascimento (1964) Israel and Palestinian National Authority: • 31°47′N , 35°15′E ; 800 m asl : Judean Mountains , Jerusalem , Olives Mt. , Pater Noster church, Russians tower, wall of church, moss ( SyntRichium sp.) or lichen ( XanthoRia paRietina ). Rahm (1936) • 31°46′N , 35°13′E ; 800 m asl : Undefined locality, “Betschar bei Kilometer 22”, moss ( SyntRichium sp.) or lichen ( XanthoRia paRietina ). Rahm (1936) Tanzania: • 03°12′S , 37°31′E ; ca. 2,500 m asl : Kilimanjaro Region, Kilimanjaro National Park, Maranda [Mandara] trail, tree line, benthos sample from river . Van Rompu et al. (1991a) Record numbers. Angola : 2, Israel and Palestinian National Authority: 2, Tanzania : 1; total: 5. Remarks. Macrobiotus occidentalis sensu lato is largely Holarctic ( McInnes 1994 ), with a few southern hemisphere reports. The possibility of a species complex would indicate these African specimens should be reexamined.