Tardigrades from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (China) with description of two new species in the genera Mixibius (Eutardigrada: Hypsibiidae) and Pseudechiniscus (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) Author Wang, Lizhi text Journal of Natural History 2009 2009-10-05 43 41 - 42 2553 2570 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930903221547 journal article 10.1080/00222930903221547 1464-5262 5217519 Itaquascon placophorum Maucci, 1972 Material examined One specimen was collected from Yunnan Province . Remarks This species was reported as a new record for China from Shaanxi Province ( Li 2007 ). Colourless. Eyes absent. Cuticle smooth. A triangular papilla on dorsum near the caudal end. Buccal tube divided into anterior rigid portion and posterior flexible portion with annulation. Stylets weak. Stylet supports absent. Pharynx without apophyses and placoids. Claws of Hypsibius type . A cuticular bar present on the second and third pairs of legs. My specimen fits the description of this species ( Ramazzotti and Maucci 1983 ; Guidetti et al. 1999 ). This is the first report of this species from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Order APOCHELA Schuster , Nelson , Grigarick, and Christenberry, 1980