Tardigrades from the Tsinling Mountains, central China with descriptions of two new species of Echiniscidae (Tardigrada) Author Li, Xiaochen text Journal of Natural History 2007 2010-12-02 41 41 - 44 2719 2739 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701711046 journal article 10.1080/00222930701711046 1464-5262 5233488 Diphascon ( Adropion ) modestum Binda, Pilato, and Dastych Material examined Seven specimens were collected from Mount Taibai. Remarks My specimens fit the description of this species ( Binda et al. 1984 ; Kathman 1990 ). Cuticle smooth. ‘‘Drop’’ formation on the buccopharyngeal tube absent. Pharynx with three rodshaped macroplacoids, of which the first two are of about equal length. Microplacoid absent. Claws of Hypsibius type . This species is a new record for China . Its type locality is in Poland .