42. Echiniscus ranzii Ramazzotti, 1964a [T]

Echiniscus (Echiniscus) ranzii spec nov. ( Ramazzotti 1964a) Terra typica: Chile (South America)

Chile:

• 22°30′S, 67°54′W; 4,600 m asl: Type Locality: Region II Antofagasta, Cerro Pajonal, near Bolivian border, lichen on rocks. Ramazzotti (1964a)

Record numbers: Chile: 1; total: 1.

Remarks: The species belongs to a Neotropical and Antarctic bigranulatus group and could easily be mistaken for other members of the group (Michalczyk & Kaczmarek 2006a, 2007). It is currently endemic to Chile. See also remarks to E. bigranulatus above.