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 128. Macrobiotus iharosi Pilato, Binda & Catanzaro, 1991 [T] MacRobiotus ihaRosi n. sp. (Pilato et al. 1991) MacRobiotus ihaRosi Pilato, Binda & Catanzaro 1991 ( Binda & Pilato 1995a , Pilato et al. 2003) Terra typica : Tanzania (Africa) Democratic Republic of Congo: • 00°04′S , 29°18′E ; 1,950 m asl : North Kivu Province , outskirts of Lukanga , lichen (1 sample) and moss ( BRachythecium velutinum ) (1 sample). Pilato et al. (2003) • 01°10′S , 28°28′E ; 1,000 m asl : North Kivu Province , outskirts of Mohanga , moss ( Campylopus cfr. fRagilis ). Pilato et al. (2003) Republic of South Africa: • 29°44′S , 30°32′E ; 750 m asl : KwaZulu-Natal Province , Tala Private Game Reserve , lichen on tree ( Acacia ). Meyer & Hinton (2009) Tanzania: • 03°09′S , 35°29′E : Type Locality: Undefined locality, Arusha Region , Ngorongoro Volcano , mosses. Pilato et al. (1991) • 03°12′S , 37°31′E ; 2,200–2,400 m asl: Kilimanjaro Region , near Marangu [gate], outskirts of the entrance of Kilimanjaro National Park, mosses. Binda & Pilato (1995a) Record numbers. Democratic Republic of Congo : 2, Republic of South Africa : 1, Tanzania : 2; total: 5. Remarks. Like other members of the hufelandi group, this species requires careful taxonomic analysis, including egg morphology, to properly differentiate the individual species (see Bertolani & Rebecchi 1993 for the review). This recently described species is currently reported from central and southern Africa.