157. Paramacrobiotus kenianus Schill, Förster, Dandekar & Wolf, 2010 [T]

Macrobiotus ‘richtersi groups’ 1 and 2 (Hengherr et al. 2008, 2009a)

Macrobiotus ‘richtersi groups’ 2 and 1 (Hengherr et al. 2009b)

Macrobiotus ‘richtersi groups’ 2 and 3 (Guidetti et al. 2009)

Paramacrobiotus kenianus sp. nov. (Schill et al. 2010)

Terra typica: Kenya (Africa)

Kenya:

• 00°18′S; 36°05′E; 1,800 m asl: Type Locality: Nakuru County, Nakuru, moss. Hengherr et al. (2008, 2009a, b), Guidetti et al. (2009), Schill et al. (2010)

• 00°43′S; 36°26′E; 1,900 m asl: Nakuru County, Naivasha, moss. Hengherr et al. (2008, 2009a, b), Guidetti et al. (2009), Schill et al. (2010)

Record numbers. Kenya: 2; total: 2.

Remarks. This species, identified only via DNA barcoding and biophysical data, is morphologically identical to P. richtersi (Guidetti et al. 2009, Schill et al. 2010). The International Commission of the Zoological Nomenclature code states, “An author, when drawing up the description of a new nominal taxon, should include comparisons with appropriate related taxa in order to assist later identification of the taxon. Namebearing type material should be illustrated (or a reference given to such illustration).” (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ hosted-sites/iczn/code/index.jsp?nfv=true&booksection=appendixB). This taxon, in the absence of such illustration, remains a cryptic species identifiable only via DNA and biophysical data. Currently endemic to Kenya.