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This paper reports two newly recorded species, Itaquascon placophorum Maucci, 1972 and Itaquascon umbellinae Barros, 1939, of the genus Itaquascon (Tardigrada; Hypsibiidae) from China in the first time. The specimens of Itaquascon placophorum were collected from Tsinling Mountains (33°28′N, 108°29′E) at 2,040 m above the sea level and those of Itaquascon umbellinae from Taibai Mt. (34°21′N, 107°39′E) at 1,500 m above the sea level. All specimens are deposited at the College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, China.
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Foundation project: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(No.30770254) and scientific research foundation project of Shaanxi Institute of Education (No. 07KJ37Q)
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Wang, Yt., Wang, Lz. Two newly recorded species of the genus Itaquascon (Tardigrada; Hypsibiidae) from China. Journal of Forestry Research 19, 67–68 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-008-0012-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-008-0012-9