Itaquascon placophorum Maucci, 1972, 1973

Wang, Lizhi, 2009, Tardigrades from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (China) with description of two new species in the genera Mixibius (Eutardigrada: Hypsibiidae) and Pseudechiniscus (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae), Journal of Natural History 43 (41 - 42), pp. 2553-2570 : 2568-2569

Itaquascon placophorum Maucci, 1972

Material examined

One specimen was collected from Yunnan Province.

Remarks

This species was reported as a new record for China from Shaanxi Province ( Li 2007). Colourless. Eyes absent. Cuticle smooth. A triangular papilla on dorsum near the caudal end. Buccal tube divided into anterior rigid portion and posterior flexible portion with annulation. Stylets weak. Stylet supports absent. Pharynx without apophyses and placoids. Claws of Hypsibius type. A cuticular bar present on the second and third pairs of legs. My specimen fits the description of this species ( Ramazzotti and Maucci 1983; Guidetti et al. 1999). This is the first report of this species from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

Order APOCHELA Schuster , Nelson, Grigarick, and Christenberry, 1980