42. Pseudechiniscus jiroveci Bartoš, 1963 [T]

Pseudechiniscus jiroveci Bartos, 1963 (Binda 1984)

Pseudechiniscus jiroveci Bartoš 1963 (Pilato et al. 1991, Binda & Pilato 1995a) Terra typica: China (Asia)

Republic of South Africa:

• 34°01′S, 23°55′E; 200 m asl: Eastern Cape Province, Tizitzikama / Tzitzikama [Tsitsikamma National Park], moss. Binda (1984), Pilato et al. (1991)

Tanzania:

• 03°09′S, 35°29′E: Undefined locality, Arusha Region, Ngorongoro Volcano, moss. Pilato et al. (1991)

• 03°12′S, 37°31′E; 2,200–2,400 m asl: Kilimanjaro Region, near Marangu [gate], outskirts of the entrance of Kilimanjaro National Park, mosses. Binda & Pilato (1995a)

Record numbers. Republic of South Africa: 1, Tanzania: 2; total: 3.

Remarks. Originally described from five juvenile (two clawed) individuals (Bartoš, 1963), this rare species has a restricted distribution including the type locale (China), Mongolia (Kaczmarek & Michalczyk 2006) and Africa.