Macrobiotus patagonicus Maucci 1988

177. Macrobiotus patagonicus Maucci, 1988

Macrobiotus patagonicus sp. nov. (Maucci, 1988)

Terra typica: Argentina (South America)

Argentina:

• 36°50′S, 71°00′W; 1,500 m asl: Neuquén Province, Epulauquen Lake, mosses on soil and rock. Rossi et al. (2009)

• 38°53′S, 71°13′W; 1,300 m asl: Neuquén Province, Aluminé, Villa Pehuenia, Moquehue Lake, moss on soil. Rossi et al. (2009)

• 39°08′S, 71°17′W; 1,000 m asl: Neuquén Province, Aluminé, Ñorquinco Lake, moss and lichen on soil. Rossi et al. (2009)

• 39°12′S, 70°55′W; 900 m asl: Neuquén Province, Aluminé, Rucachoroi Lake, lichen on tree. Rossi et al. (2009)

• 40°07′S, 71°39′W; 700 m asl: Neuquén Province, Hua Hum, Junín de los Andes, mosses on soil and rock. Rossi et al. (2009)

• 50°06′S, 73°18′W; 200 m asl: Type Locality: Santa Cruz Province, Los Glaciares National Park, shores of Argentino Lake, near the Onelli glacier, Nothofagus forests, in the shade, mosses and lichens on trees and rocks. Maucci (1988)

• 50°18′S, 72°48′W; 200 m asl: Santa Cruz Province, shores of Argentino Lake, La Bandera [Puerto Bandera] near El Calafate, lichens on rocks, in full sunlight. Maucci (1988)

Chile:

• 50°59′S, 73°00′W; 1,200 m asl: Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Torres del Paine National Park, mosses on trees and rocks, nearly all in half sunlight. Maucci (1988)

• 51°34′S, 72°36′W; 200 m asl: Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Ultima Esperanza, near Cueva del Milodón, mosses on rocks, in sunlight. Maucci (1988)

• 51°44′S, 72°30′W; 0 m asl: Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Puerto Natales, mosses on trees and rocks. Maucci (1988)

Record numbers: Argentina: 7, Chile: 3; total: 10.

Remarks: This species is currently endemic to South America and belongs to the persimilis subgroup (with smooth egg shell) within the Macrobiotus hufelandi group). This group requires careful taxonomic analysis, including egg morphology, to differentiate the individual species (see Bertolani & Rebecchi 1993; and for new species within this group: e.g. Pilato et al. 2003b, Kaczmarek & Michalczyk 2004, Fontoura et al. 2008, Bartels et al. 2009, Kaczmarek & Michalczyk 2009b, Guidetti et al. 2013).