Echiniscus (Echiniscus) ranzii spec nov. (Ramazzotti 1964 a) Terra typica: Chile (South America)
Chile:
• 22 ° 30 ′S, 67 ° 54 ′W; 4,600 m asl: Type Locality: Region II Antofagasta, Cerro Pajonal, near Bolivian border, lichen on rocks. Ramazzotti (1964 a)
Record numbers: Chile: 1; total: 1.
Remarks: The species belongs to a Neotropical and Antarctic bigranulatus group and could easily be mistaken for other members of the group (Michalczyk & Kaczmarek 2006 a, 2007). It is currently endemic to Chile. See also remarks to E. bigranulatus above.