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 43. Echiniscus rufoviridis du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944 [T] E. ( E ) rufoviridis sp. n. (du Bois-Reymond Marcus 1944 ) Terra typica : Brazil (South America ) Argentina : • 32°29′S , 61°35′W ; 100 m asl : Santa Fe Province, Las Rosas, mosses and lichens on trees. Peluffo et al. (2002) • 34°56′S , 57°57′W ; 0 m asl : Buenos Aires Province, La Plata, mosses and lichens on trees. Peluffo et al. (2002) • 35°40′S , 63°44′W ; 150 m asl : La Pampa Province, General Pico, mosses and lichens on trees. Peluffo et al. (2002) • 35°58′S , 62°42′W ; 100 m asl : Buenos Aires Province, Trenque Lauquen, mosses and lichens on trees. Peluffo et al. (2002) • 36°37′S , 64°17′W ; 200 m asl : La Pampa Province, Santa Rosa de Toay, mosses and lichens on trees. Peluffo et al. (2002) • 36°39′S , 64°17′W ; 200 m asl : La Pampa Province, Santa Rosa [Santa Rosa de Toay], mosses and lichens on trees ( Robinia pseudoacacia , few species of Fraxinus or Prosopis caldenia ). Peluffo et al. (2007) Brazil : • 22°44′S , 45°35′W ; 1,650 m asl : Type Locality : São Paulo State, Campos do Jordão, mosses or aquatic plants. du Bois- Reymond Marcus (1944) • 23°33′S , 46°38′W ; 750 m asl: Type Locality : São Paulo State, São Paulo, different streets, mosses on trees. du Bois- Reymond Marcus (1944) Record numbers: Argentina : 6, Brazil : 2; total: 8. Remarks: E. rufoviridis belongs to the viridis group and could easily be misidentified with other group members (Pilato et al. 2007). Moreover, three other species of the viridis group ( E. quitensis and E. viridis and E. viridissimus ) are also known from South America , so we suggest that specimens from this group should be examined very carefully (see also comments to E. viridis below). The species is currently known only from two South American countries.