Macrobiotus rubens Murray, 1907d

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, Zootaxa 3923 (1), pp. 1-107 : 76

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scientific name	Macrobiotus rubens Murray, 1907d
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184. Macrobiotus rubens Murray, 1907d sensu lato [T]

Macrobiotus rubens Murray (Murray & Wailes 1913 , Heinis 1914) Terra typica: Himalayas ( India; Asia)

Bolivia:

• 14°29′S, 67°48′W; 3–7,000 ft asl / 900– 2,150 m asl: La Paz Department, Tuichi valley. Murray & Wailes (1913)

Colombia:

• 04°54′N, 75°23′W; 3,600 m asl: Tolima Department, Nevado del Ruiz, W slope near mine, moss ( Brentelia falcatula n. sp.). Heinis (1914)

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

Remarks: Macrobiotus rubens has a disjunct distribution ( McInnes 1994a). However, the Himalayan type locale suggests both reports from South America require re-examination and may represent new taxa.