Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz Author Michalczyk, Łukasz Author Mcinnes, Sandra J. text Zootaxa 2015 3923 1 1 107 journal article 41991 10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1 2822ae22-53bb-45c1-b3a3-49f7b6c0fb53 1175-5326 241936 2305A96C-0A03-4524-93AA-90359893A4DD 169. Macrobiotus liviae Ramazzotti, 1962a [T] Macrobiotus liviae spec. nov. ( Ramazzotti 1962a ) Terra typica : Chile (South America ) Chile : 35°00′S , 70°48′W ; 735 m asl: Region VII Maule (Región del Maule), Los Queñes/Curicò, mosses. Ramazzotti (1964a) 30°25′S37°45′S [ 37 ° 43′S , 73 ° 02′W ]; 1,100 m asl: Type Locality : Cordillera Nahuelbuta (Cabrería) on S of Concepción, mixed rainforest with Araucaria araucana , Nothofagus obliqua and N. dombeyi , lichens. Ramazzotti (1962a) Record numbers: Chile : 2; total: 2. Remarks: This species of the harmsworthi group has an apparent Gondwanan distribution ( McInnes 1994a ). However, the reports from New Zealand have been re-attributed to other species ( Pilato & Binda 1996b ), which has narrowed the range to a possible Neotropic distribution. Like many other macrobiotids, this group requires careful taxonomic analysis including egg morphology (see Kaczmarek et al. 2011 for a diagnostic key to the group).