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 8. Echiniscus aliquantillus Grigarick, Schuster & Nelson, 1983 [T] Echiniscus aliquantillus Grigarick, Schuster , and Nelson, new species ( Grigarick et al. 1983 ) Terra typica : Venezuela (South America ) Ecuador : • 0°22′S , 78°9′W [ 00 ° 22′S , 78 ° 09′W ]; 4,000 m asl : Napo Province, Papallacta Pass, moss ( Leptodontium viticulosoides ). Pilato et al. (2002) Venezuela : • 08°38′N , 71°22′W ; 2,000 m asl [ 2,300 m asl]: Type Locality : Region Los Andes, Mérida, La Carbonera, subtropical cloud forest in Sierra Nevada range of Andes, mosses, lichens or liverworts on plants or mineral substrates. Grigarick et al. (1983) • 08°36′N , 71°09′W ; 1,627 m asl : Region Los Andes, Mérida, Mérida, Sierra Nevada range of Andes, mosses, lichens or liverworts on plants or mineral substrates. Grigarick et al. (1983) Record numbers: Ecuador : 1, Venezuela : 2; total: 3. Remarks: The species belongs to the arctomys group, currently endemic to South America (see remarks for E. arctomys below).