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 49. Echiniscus virginicus Riggin, 1962 [T] Terra typica : Virginia ( USA , North America ) Colombia : • 11°06′20.0′′N , 74°03′56.4′′W ; 2,284 m asl : Magdalena Department, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , between La Tagua and Cuchilla de San Lorenzo, sub-Andean forest, lichen on tree (Pine). Lisi et al. (2014) Venezuela : • 10°25′N , 67°34′W ; 1,130 m asl : Region Central, Aragua, Henri Pittier National Park, Rancho Grande, tropical rainforest, mosses, lichens or liverworts on plants or mineral substrates. Grigarick et al. (1983) • 10°20′N , 67°21′W ; 1,500 m asl : Undefined locality in Region Central, Aragua, Bayo Seco, mosses or lichens. Séméria (1993) • 09°51′N , 72°50′W ; 700 m asl : Region Zuliana, Zulia, El Tucuco, tropical forest in foothills of Sierra De Perija, bordering a grassland biome, mosses, lichens or liverworts on plants or mineral substrates. Grigarick et al. (1983) • 09°41′N , 69°35′W ; 1,500 m asl : Region Centro Occidental, Lara, Yacambu National Park, subtropical rainforest, mosses, lichens or liverworts on plants or mineral substrates. Grigarick et al. (1983) • 08°38′N , 71°22′W ; 2,000 m asl [ 2,300 m asl]: 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°38′N , 70°13′W ; 200 m asl : Region Los Andes, Barinas, Barrancas, foothills of Sierra De Santo Domingo range and edge of Llanos Planes, mosses, lichens or liverworts on plants or mineral substrates. Grigarick et al. (1983) • 08°37′N , 71°04′W ; 1,800 m asl : Region Los Andes, Mérida, La Mucuy, Sierra De Santo Domingo 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: Colombia : 1, Venezuela : 8; total: 9. Remarks: This species has a Nearctic to northern Neotropic distribution ( McInnes 1994a , Kaczmarek et al. 2014a ).