Echiniscus perarmatus Murray, 1907

Material examined.

21 specimens, CBUMAG:TAR:00098 (7 specimens), 00099 (10 specimens), 00101 (4 specimens). Microhabitat: lichen from the genus Parmotrema, growing on a tree trunk. Localities: Bella Vista, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 11°05'47.8"N, 74°05'04.4"W, 1930 m a.s.l.

Remarks.

The morphological characters of the Colombian specimens agree with the original description of E. perarmatus (Murray, 1907). This species, according to the literature, has a tropical and subtropical distribution; with the type locality, Cape Colony (South Africa), it has also been recorded in Indonesia, Hawaii, United States, and Venezuela (McInnes 1994). The apparent wide distribution we suggest indicates E. perarmatus might be a species complex. Therefore further work with original material, or specimens from the type locality, would be required to solve this problem.

This is the first record (sensu lato) for Colombia.