56. Pseudechiniscus bartkei Węglarska, 1962 sensu lato [T]

Pseudechiniscus bartkei Weglarska, 1962 (Claps & Rossi 1984, Rossi & Claps 1989) Terra typica: Vietnam (Asia)

Argentina:

• 25°38′S, 65°39′W; 1,250 m asl: Salta Province, road from Cafayate to Salta, mosses on soil. Claps & Rossi (1984)

• 5 4°51′S, 68°29′W; 0 m asl: Tierra del Fuego Province, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Bahia Ensenada, mosses and lichens on rocks. Rossi & Claps (1989)

Record numbers: Argentina: 2; total: 2.

Remarks: The two South American records are the only reports of this species outside the Asian type locality. We suggest the examples from South America should be re-examined as they may belong to a new species.