New data on spiders (Arachnida, Aranei) from the caves of Southwestern Siberia (Russia) [PDF]
Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2020 The paper reports six species of spiders from five families found in three caves located in the Altai Krai, Novosibirsk Oblast and Kemerovo Oblast of Russia. One troglophilic species, Improphantes improbulus (Simon, 1929) is recorded from Siberia and the
Alexander A. Fomichev
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Revision of the spider genus Stygopholcus (Araneae, Pholcidae), endemic to the Balkan Peninsula
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2021 The genus Stygopholcus Kratochvíl, 1932 is endemic to the Balkan Peninsula and includes only four nominal species: the epigean S. photophilus Senglet, 1971 in the south (Greece to Albania) and the ‘northern clade’ consisting of three troglophile species ...
Bernhard A. Huber +2 more
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The first record of Lepthyphantes centromeroides Kulczyński, 1914 (Aranei: Linyphiidae) from the Ukrainian Carpathians [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2019 Lepthyphantes centromeroides Kulczyński, 1914 is recorded from Ukraine for the first time. This record represents the northernmost observation point of this species in Europe.
E.V. Prokopenko
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020 Recent samplings in cavities of the Iberian Peninsula led to the discovery of a new millipede species of the order Callipodida in one cave in the region of El Bierzo (León, Spain): Lusitanipus xanin sp. nov. In additional samplings (near that cave), more
José Domingo Gilgado +2 more
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Diversity, 2021 Caves share unique conditions that have led to convergent adaptations of cave-dwelling animals. In addition, local factors act as filters on regional species-pools to shape the assemblage composition of local caves.
Igor Armiach Steinpress +2 more
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A contribution to the knowledge of cavernicolous ground beetles from Sichuan Province, southwestern China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini, Platynini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Two new genera and four new species of cave-adapted ground beetles are described from Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Uenoaphaenops gen. nov. is established to place the trechine species Qianotrechus fani Uéno, 2003 occurring in the limestone cave ...
Mingyi Tian, Li He
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Life history characteristics of a cave isopod (Mesoniscus graniger Friv.) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 The special environmental conditions of caves provide habitat for several endemic and relict species, among them terrestrial isopods. The Baradla Cave system (north-eastern Hungary) hosts Mesoniscus graniger (Frivaldszky, 1865) (Oniscidea, Microcheta ...
Dávid Derbák +2 more
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Evolution of endoglucanase genes in subterranean and surface isopod crustaceans from Central Western Australia. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Little is known about the existence and expression of cellulase genes in species from cave environments where carbohydrates are sparse. The current research identified several cellulase genes with endogenous origins from subterranean isopods of Central Western Australia.
Javidkar M +5 more
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Ecology and life history of Meta bourneti (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Monte Albo (Sardinia, Italy) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 The orb-weaver spider Meta bourneti Simon 1922 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) is one of the most common cave predators occurring in the Mediterranean basin. Although the congeneric M.
Enrico Lunghi
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ZooKeys, 2018 Seven new species of the spider genus Ochyrocera from cave areas in Floresta Nacional de Carajás (state of Pará, northern Brazil) are described: Ochyrocera varys sp. n., Ochyrocera atlachnacha sp. n., Ochyrocera laracna sp. n., Ochyrocera aragogue sp. n.,
Antonio D. Brescovit +2 more
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