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The European Zoological Journal, 2021 During the studies on the invertebrate fauna of the subterranean part of the “Wieliczka” Salt Mine in Wieliczka, Poland, the presence of many specimens of the dipteran species Meoneura obscurella (Fallén 1823) was observed.
G. Kłys, B. Lis
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Two new species of Fridericia (Annelida: Enchytraeidae) from Hungarian caves
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2019 Cave research in Hungary has developed a lot in the last decade. As a part of this progress, enchytraeid specimens were collected from Hungarian caves and were subsequently characterized by comparative morphological and molecular taxonomic analyses ...
Klára Dózsa-Farkas +2 more
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A remarkable new genus and three new species of cavernicolous Carabidae (Coleoptera) (Zoological Results of the British Speleological Expedition to Papua-New Guinea 1975, 2) [PDF]
, 1978 Speagonum mirabile gen. et sp. n. and Gastragonum caecum sp. n. are described as troglobites from caves in the Behrman Mountains of west New Guinea; Pseudozaena (Trichozaena subgen. n.) cavicola sp. n.
Moore, B. P.
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Mites (Acari) as a Relevant Tool in Trace Evidence and Postmortem Analyses of Buried Corpses
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 65, Issue 6, Page 2174-2183, November 2020., 2020 Abstract This report interprets the presence of mite species in three clandestine graves in Europe, evaluating their potential use as trace evidence or markers. Grave 1 (Sweden): Two mite species Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède, 1869 and Parasitus loricatus (Wankel, 1861) were recovered from the surface of a body buried in a shallow grave in an area ...
Jas K. Rai +5 more
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Complete mitochondrial genomes of three troglophile cave spiders (Mesabolivar, pholcidae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 In this study, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome of three Mesabolivar specimens found in the interior of N4E_0023 cave from Serra Norte (Carajás), Parauapebas (Brazil).
Renato Renison Moreira Oliveira +5 more
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International Journal of Speleology, 2016 The Jamaican freshwater crab Sesarma fossarum (Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) is endemic to western central Jamaica where it occurs in cave and surface streams of karst regions.
Manuel Stemmer, Christoph D. Schubart
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Three new species of Loxosceles Heinecken & Lowe, 1832 (Araneae, Sicariidae) from Brazilian caves
European Journal of TaxonomyThree new species of recluse spiders are described from Brazilian caves with both males and females. Loxosceles boqueirao Bertani & Gallão sp. nov. is found in the State of Bahia, in the Serra do Ramalho karst area, it belongs to the rufescens species ...
Rogério Bertani +3 more
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Notes on the Sardinian endemic Tenuiphantes sardous (Gozo, 1908) n. comb. (Araneae: Linyphiidae) [PDF]
, 2023 Knowledge on Sardinian cave spiders started with Angela Gozo’s 1908 description of the female of Lepthyphantes sardous. Because Gozo’s original specimens appear to be lost, we visited Gozo’s type location (Su Marmuri cave, Ogliastra, Sardinia) in an ...
Nicolosi, Giuseppe, Isaia, Marco
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Evolution, Volume 71, Issue 10, Page 2522-2532, October 2017., 2017 Abstract Caves are perceived as isolated, extreme habitats with a uniquely specialized biota, which long ago led to the idea that caves are “evolutionary dead‐ends.” This implies that cave‐adapted taxa may be doomed for extinction before they can diversify or transition to a more stable state.
David B. Stern +7 more
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Subterranean Biology, 2015 The cave-dwelling invertebrates were studied according to their composition, biodiversity, distribution and threats in the Atlantic Forest Central Biodiversity Corridor, a priority area for conservation actions in Brazil.
Marconi Souza Silva +1 more
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