Mesaphorura pacifica Rusek, 1976

Material examined. 1 female (slide No. XJ-2016001), Northwest China, Xinjiang Province, Aletai City, Buerjin County, Jiadengyu, 48°29’ N 87°08’E, elev. 1450 m, soil samples from mixed forest, 18-VIII-2016; 2 females (slide Nos. XJ-2016005–XJ-2016006), Northwest China, Xinjiang Province, Aletai City, Buerjin County, Hemu village, 48°33’ N 87°25’E, elev. 1150 m, soil samples from broad-leaf forest, 20-VIII-2016; 45 females, (slide Nos. XJ-2016058, XJ-2016059, XJ-2016072–XJ-2016082), Northwest China, Xinjiang Province, Urumuchi City, Baiyanggou, 43°25’ N 87°09’E, elev. 2000 m, soil samples from coniferous forest, 4-IX-2016, all specimens are collected by Cheng-Wang Huang.

Distribution. China (Hebei, Shanghai, Xinjiang); North America; North Africa; Iraq.