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 3. Bryochoerus intermedius ( Murray, 1910 ) sensu lato [T] Echiniscus ( Bryochoerus ) intermedius J. Murray, 1910 (de Barros 1942a ) Echiniscus intermedius Murray (Murray & Wailes 1913) Terra typica : Australia ( Australia ) Brazil : • 24°30′S , 48°05′W ; 100 m asl : São Paulo State, Eldorado, mosses. de Barros (1942a) Peru : • 13°12′S , 69°38′W ; 1–3,000 ft asl / 300–900 m asl: Madre de Dios Region, Tambopata Valley. Murray & Wailes (1913) Record numbers: Brazil : 1, Peru : 1; total: 2. Remarks: In 1911 –12, Murray and Wailes (1913) were travelling with a group surveying the boundary between Bolivia and Peru . The region that included Tambopata Valley was referred to by Murray and Wailes (1913) as Bolivian but shortly after was identified as Peruvian ( Peru-Bolivia Boundary Commission 1918 ). Bryochoerus is a doubtful taxon ( Marcus 1936 ; Kristensen 1987 ) with an unclear systematic position, and it has been hypothesised that Bryochoerus intermedius is synonymous with Bryodelphax parvulus (see below). Marcus (1936) suggested the identification of Echiniscus ( Bryochoerus ) intermedius in ‘Bolivia’ was unsafe. This species has a disjunct distribution and known from several localities in South America , Australia , North America and Pacific Islands ( McInnes 1994a ). However, further work is required to verify the presence of this taxon in South America .