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 Diphascon pingue ( Marcus, 1936 ) Terra typica: Germany (Europe). Material examined: Seven specimens: 500 m at E of El Pilar ( 25°17′28.52′′N , 100°30′30.36′′W , ca. 2860 m asl), Arteaga, Coahuila , Mexico . Moss on tree, coll. Mario Alberto Garcia Aranda, 14 February 2015 . One specimen: La Peñita ( 25°21′26.16′′N , 100°22′08.03′′W , ca. 2006 m asl ), Santiago , Nuevo Leon , Mexico . Moss on soil, coll. Mario Alberto Garcia Aranda , 9 February 2015 . One specimen: Cerro La Viga ( 25°20′27.80′′N , 100°22′08.61′′W , ca. 2543 m asl ), 1.7 km E of La Peñita , Santiago , Nuevo Leon , Mexico . Moss on soil, coll. Mario Alberto Garcia Aranda , 9 February 2015 . Two specimens: 7 km E of Agua de los Frijoles ( 28°57’ 42.952”N , 102°34’ 43.228”W , ca. 2263 m asl ), Sierra Maderas del Carmen , Ocampo , Coahuila , Mexico . Moss on tree ( Quercus sp.) coll. Jonas A. Delgadillo Villalobos , 19 December 2016 . Comments: Our specimens correspond well with the redescription given by Pilato & Binda (1998) . Diphascon pingue has a Holarctic distribution ( Pilato & Binda 1998 , 1999 ). This is a new record for Mexico .