Current knowledge on Mexican tardigrades with a description of Milnesium cassandrae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada: Milnesiidae) and discussion on the taxonomic value of dorsal pseudoplates in the genus Milnesium Doyère, 1840 Author Moreno, Antonio Author Roszkowska, Milena Author García, Mario Alberto Author Flores, José Juan Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz text Zootaxa 2019 2019-11-04 4691 5 501 524 journal article 24986 10.11646/zootaxa.4691.5.5 864e2b8d-c2da-4a20-9fbf-02bcb20be24a 1175-5326 3527562 0684AE18-0510-4F7B-B75D-AE5177FBF2A2 Adropion carolae ( Binda & Pilato, 1969 ) Terra typica: Italy (Europe). Material examined: One specimen: Mesa del Oso ( 25°16′17.77′′N , 100°13′41.86′′W , ca. 2181 m asl), Vista Her- mosa, Santiago, Nuevo Leon , Mexico . Moss on pine ( Pinus sp.), coll. Jose Juan Flores Maldonado, 6 August 2014. Comments: Our specimen correspond well with the original description. The species has a disjunct distribution, being reported from Monte Peloritani, Italy ( Binda & Pilato 1969 ), Mont Fuji, Japan ( Ito 1995 , 1999 ), and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina / Tennessee , USA ( Bartels & Nelson 2007 ; Nelson & Bartels 2007 , 2013 ; Bertolani et al . 2014a ). Although this is a new record for Mexico , this species does require further study with more specimens.