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 48. Diphascon alpinum Murray, 1906a sensu lato [T] Diphascon alpinum Murray (Murray 1913) Diphascon alpinum J. Murray 1906 ( Rahm 1936 ) Diphascon alpinum ( Ramløv & Kristensen 1985 ) Terra typica : Scotland (Europe) Israel and Palestinian National Authority: • 31°48′N , 35°10′E ; 600 m asl : Judean Mountains, W of Jerusalem , Motza, extreme arid or semi-arid climate. Rahm (1936) • 31°46′N , 35°10′E ; 650 m asl : Judean Mountains, Jerusalem , Ein Kerem, extreme arid or semi-arid climate. Rahm (1936) • 31°43′N , 35°17′E ; 600 m asl : Judean Mountains, al-Ubeidiya, Monastery Deir Dosi (Monastery of St. Theodosius), extreme arid or semi-arid climate. Rahm (1936) • 31°42′N , 35°12′E ; 800 m asl : Judean Mountains , Bethlehem , extreme arid or semi-arid climate. Rahm (1936) Morocco : • 32°25′N , 05°13′W ; 1,750 m asl : Meknès-Tafilalet Region , S of Azrou , cedar forest, forest glade, moss on limestone boulders in the forest glade Ramløv & Kristensen (1985) Uganda: • 01°22′N, 32°17′E: Undefined locality. Murray (1913) Record numbers. Israel and Palestinian National Authority: 4, Morocco : 1, Uganda : 1; total: 6. Remarks. The alpinum group is a complex of very similar, difficult to discriminate, species ( Pilato & Binda 1998 ). The nominal species is considered rare and probably Palaearctic ( Pilato & Binda 1998 ). All African reports are questionable and require further examination.