Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz Author Michalczyk, Łukasz Author Mcinnes, Sandra J. text Zootaxa 2015 3923 1 1 107 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1 2822ae22-53bb-45c1-b3a3-49f7b6c0fb53 1175-5326 241936 2305A96C-0A03-4524-93AA-90359893A4DD 52. Echiniscus wendti Richters, 1903 sensu lato [T] E. (E.) wendti Richters, 1903 ( Claps & Rossi 1981 ) Echiniscus Wendti ? var. ( Richters 1911a ) Echiniscus Wendti ( Richters 1911b ) Terra typica : Svalbard ( Spitsbergen ) ( Norway , Arctic Ocean) Argentina : • 42°50′S , 71°42′W ; 500 m asl : Chubut Province, Futalaufquen Lake, dry, mosses and lichens on rocks in the mountains and trees (3 samples). Claps & Rossi (1981) • 50°18′S , 72°48′W ; 200 m asl : Santa Cruz Province, shores of Argentino Lake, La Bandera [Puerto Bandera] near El Calafate, lichens on rocks, in full sunlight. Maucci (1988) • 54°39′S , 68°30′W ; 800 m asl : Tierra del Fuego Province, National Park Ushuaia [Tierra del Fuego National Park], soil. Iharos (1982) Chile : • 41°19′S , 72°58′W ; 50 m asl : Region X Los Lagos (Región de Los Lagos), Puerto Varas and Cayutué, mosses. Rahm (1931 , 1932 ) • 50°59′S , 73°00′W ; 1,200 m asl : Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Torres del Paine National Park, mosses on trees and rocks, nearly all in half sunlight. Maucci (1988) Colombia : • 05°12′N , 74°44′W ; 200 m asl : Tolima Department, Honda near Magdalena river, moss. Richters (1911a , b ) Record numbers: Argentina : 3, Chile : 2, Colombia : 1; total: 6. Remarks: This arctomys group species is largely Holarctic ( McInnes 1994a ), the Neotropical records should be reexamined to confirm the species (see also remarks for E. arctomys above).