44- Amphicypris argentinensis Fontana & Ballent, 2005

Global distribution: NT.

Argentinian distribution: Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Río Negro.

Ecology: This species shows a preference for permanent and lentic environments. It was recorded at low altitudes (20–123 m a.s.l.), with temperature values between 20.3 and 24°C, in alkaline waters (pH: 9.9) with electrical conductivity values ranging from 1738 to 8900 μS/cm.

Cited by: Fontana & Ballent (2005); Coviaga et al. (2018a); Kihn et al. (2020); Cusminsky et al. (2020).

Remarks: This species has been previously included in the Eucypridinae subfamily (Fontana & Ballent 2005), however, Meisch et al. (2019) mentioned this genus in an “uncertain subfamily”.