Antechiniscus perplexus Horning & Schuster, 1983

Pilato, Giovanni, Binda, Maria Grazia & Lisi, Oscar, 2005, Remarks on some Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) from New Zealand with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 1027 (1), pp. 27-45 : 27-45

Antechiniscus perplexus Horning & Schuster, 1983 ( Fig. 10 )

Material examined: South Island, Canaan Road Terminus, Abel Tasman Park : one paratype from a sample of lichen on a tree .

The cuticular sculpture is double ( Fig. 10 ): evident granulation and refracting points (named pores by Horning & Schuster) are present on all plates. The granulation is more evident on the median plates 1, 2 and 3, on the terminal plate and the lateral and posterior portions of the paired plates; the pores are more evident on the scapular and terminal plates. The ventral surface seems to be smooth. The fourth pair of legs without a dentate fringe.

Figures

FIGURE 10. Antechiniscus perplexus (paratype): A, B, details of the plate sculpture. Scale bar = 10 m.