25. Echiniscus insuetus Mihelčič, 1967 [T]

Echiniscus (E.) insuetus n. sp. (Mihelčič 1967)

Echiniscus (E.) insuetus (Mihelčič 1972)

Terra typica: Argentina (South America)

Argentina:

• 41°14′S, 71°46′W; 800 m asl [850m asl]: Type Locality: Rio Negro Province, Pampalinda [Pampa Linda] near Cainquenes stream, mosses on dry trees in full sun. Mihelčič (1967)

• 41°58′S, 71°31′W; 390 m asl: Type Locality: Rio Negro Province, Bolson [El Bolsón], cypress grove, lichens on dry rocks in full sun. Mihelčič (1967)

• Undefined localities cited according Mihelčič (1967), mosses and lichens on trees and rocks (3 samples). Mihelčič (1972)

Record numbers: Argentina: 3; total: 3.

Remarks: The species belongs to the arctomys group and it is currently endemic to Argentina (see also remarks to E. arctomys above).