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 Isohypsibius lunulatus (Iharos, 1966) Material examined Five specimens were collected from Yunnan Province , one specimen from Guizhou Province . Remarks This species was reported as a new record for China from Shaanxi Province ( Li 2007 ). Colourless. Eyes present. Dorsum of the body with 10 transverse rows of large gibbosities. Cuticle on dorsal side of the body including the gibbosities was covered with densely distributed tubercles. Pharynx with robust apophyses and two rod-shaped macroplacoids, the first macroplacoid with a middle constriction, microplaciod absent. The principal branch of the external claws with a basal portion more robust and a more sharpened distal portion. Accessory points present on the principal branches of the claws. Cuticular bars present on the first three pairs of legs. Lunules present on all legs. My specimens fit the description of this species ( Ramazzotti and Maucci 1983 ). This is the first report of this species from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.