188. Macrobiotus stellaris du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944 [T]

M. stellaris sp. n. (du Bois-Reymond Marcus 1944)

Terra typica: Brazil (South America)

Brazil:

• 22°44′S, 45°35′W; 1,650 m asl: Type Locality: São Paulo State, Campos do Jordão, mosses or aquatic plants. du Bois- Reymond Marcus (1944)

Record numbers: Brazil: 1; total: 1.

Remarks: This species belongs to the Macrobiotus harmsworthi group, requiring careful examination to ensure correct identification (see Kaczmarek et al. 2011 for a diagnostic key to the group). Macrobiotus stellaris is only reported from Brazil (type locality), Turkey and Greece (McInnes 1994a), but Kaczmarek et al. (2012a) suggested the European reports most likely represent Macrobiotus reinhardti Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2003a .