Echiniscus dariae Kaczmarek & Michalczyk, 2010

Material examined.

21 specimens, CBUMAG:TAR:00068 (1 specimen), 00085 (11 specimens), 00098 (2 specimens), 00099 (2 specimens), 00101 (1 specimen), 00102 (2 specimens), 00103 (2 specimens). Microhabitat: mixture of a moss from the family Meesiaceae and lichens of the genera Hypotrachyna, Usnea, Parmotrema, Parmelinopsis, growing on tree trunks. Localities: San Lorenzo, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 11°06'20.0"N, 74°03'54.4"W, 1930 m a.s.l, and Bella Vista Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 11°05'47.8"N, 74°05'04.4"W, 2200 m a.s.l.

Remarks.

The morphological features of the specimens correspond with the description of E. dariae (Kaczmarek & Michalczyk, 2010), a species that has only been reported for the Neotropical region; with the type locality of Costa Rica, and Peru (Kaczmarek and Michalczyk 2010, Kaczmarek et al. 2014).

This is the first record of this species for Colombia.