144. Isohypsibius prosostomus Thulin, 1928 sensu lato [T]

H. (I.) prosostomus (Mihelčič, 1972)

Isohypsibius prosostomus Thulin, 1928 (Jerez & Narváez 2001)

Terra typica: Sweden (Europe)

Argentina:

• Undefined localities cited according Mihelčič (1967), cypress grove, dry mosses and lichens on soil and rocks in full sun, shaded and wet, mosses and lichens on soil, shaded mosses and lichens on rocks and thin wet layer (5 samples). Mihelčič (1972)

Colombia:

• 07°07′N, 73°02′W; 1,850 m asl: Santander Department, El Diviso Natural Reserve, Cypress forest (Cupresus lusitanica), moss ( Campylopus densicoma var. densicoma). Jerez & Narváez (2001)

Record numbers: Argentina: 1, Colombia: 1; total: 2.

Remarks: Largely Palaearctic distribution with limited reports from other regions (McInnes 1994a) indicates a probable a species complex. We, therefore, think this South American record requires confirmation.