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Reboleira, Ana, Fernando Gonçalves, and Pedro Oromí. "Literature survey, bibliographic analysis and a taxonomic catalogue of subterranean fauna from Portugal." Subterranean Biology 10 (February 11, 2013): 51–60. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.10.4025.

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A bibliographic analysis of the hypogean biological studies in Portugal is made, compiling 138 publications related to the subterranean invertebrate fauna, since its begining in 1870 until November 2012.A catalogue of hypogean endemic taxa is provided, listing 27 troglobionts and 63 stygobionts, described to be obligate hypogean and endemic from mainland Portugal (Macaronesian archipelagos excluded).The first impetus on troglobiont studies was provided by the prospections of Barros Machado during 1940’s and by an expedition of Lindberg in the spring of 1961; and the major information about sty

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Barjadze, Shalva, Zezva Asanidze, Alexander Gavashelishvili, and Felipe N. Soto-Adames. "The hypogean invertebrate fauna of Georgia (Caucasus)." Zoology in the Middle East 65, no. 1 (2018): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2018.1549789.

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Vas, Zoltán, and Csaba Kutasi. "Hymenoptera from caves of Bakony Mountains, Hungary – an overlooked taxon in hypogean research." Subterranean Biology 19 (September 16, 2016): 31–39. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.19.10016.

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There are no known troglobiotic hymenopterans, although a few species regularly occur in caves, usually for an inactive phase of their life-cycles. During a recent faunistical survey of the invertebrate fauna of Bakony Mountains’ caves (Hungary) several Hymenoptera specimens were collected in hypogean environments. In this paper we report the results of the survey regarding Hymenoptera. Although the Hymenoptera material was small in numbers, they provided valuable faunistical data: very rare or rarely collected species were found, and 5 taxa are first reported from hypogean environment. Aclast

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REBOLEIRA, ANA SOFIA P. S., JUAN A. ZARAGOZA, FERNANDO GONÇALVES, and PEDRO OROMÍ. "Lusoblothrus, a new syarinid pseudoscorpion genus (Arachnida) from Portugal, occupying an isolated position within the Holarctic fauna." Zootaxa 3544, no. 1 (2012): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3544.1.4.

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The new pseudoscorpion genus Lusoblothrus of the family Syarinidae is described from a cave in the Algarve region, southernPortugal, to accommodate L. aenigmaticus sp. nov., whose morphological affinities within the Holarctic syarinid fauna are notclear and resembles the Gondwanan genera. This discovery emphasizes the relevance of the Algarve region as a hotspot for relictual hypogean fauna within the Iberian Peninsula.

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Gallão, Jonas Eduardo, and Maria Elina Bichuette. "Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment." ZooKeys 746 (March 26, 2018): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.746.15140.

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The subterranean environment harbors species that are not capable of establishing populations in the epigean environment, i.e., the obligatory subterranean species. These organisms live in a unique selective regime in permanent darkness and usually low food availability, high air humidity in terrestrial habitats, and low temperature range allied to other unique conditions related to lithologies and past climatic influences. The pressure to increase Brazil’s economic growth relies on agricultural/pastoral industries and exporting of raw materials such as iron, limestone, ethanol, soybean, cotto

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Gallão, Jonas Eduardo, and Maria Elina Bichuette. "Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment." ZooKeys 746 (March 26, 2018): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.746.15140.

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The subterranean environment harbors species that are not capable of establishing populations in the epigean environment, i.e., the obligatory subterranean species. These organisms live in a unique selective regime in permanent darkness and usually low food availability, high air humidity in terrestrial habitats, and low temperature range allied to other unique conditions related to lithologies and past climatic influences. The pressure to increase Brazil's economic growth relies on agricultural/pastoral industries and exporting of raw materials such as iron, limestone, ethanol, soybean, cotto

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Villarreal, Osvaldo, Leonardo Delgado-Santa, and Carlos A. Lasso. "Whip spiders (Arachnida, Amblypigi) from Colombian Caves: A review, new records and description of a new species." Subterranean Biology 52 (May 19, 2025): 1–28. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.52.150357.

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Subterranean amblypygids, or whip spiders, are important yet understudied components of cave ecosystems, playing key roles as apex predators in these fragile, nutrient-limited environments. Their restricted distributions make them particularly valuable for understanding cave ecosystem dynamics and conservation needs. However, the diversity and distribution of these arachnids in Colombian caves remain poorly documented. This study examines 53 specimens of amblypygids from 12 Colombian caves, and compiles all available literature records to provide an updated list of cave-associated species in C

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Suárez, Daniel, Sonia Martín, and Manuel Naranjo. "First report of the invasive alien species Caenoplana coerulea Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplanidae) in the subterranean environment of the Canary Islands." Subterranean Biology 26 (August 6, 2018): 67–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.26.25921.

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The blue land planarianCaenoplanacoeruleaMoseley, 1877 is reported for the first time in the hypogean environment. Seven individuals ofC.coeruleawere collected in the most humid branch of an abandoned water mine in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). Due to its character of generalist predator, it should be considered a threat for the endemic subterranean fauna.

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Suárez, Daniel, Sonia Martín, and Manuel Naranjo. "First report of the invasive alien species Caenoplana coerulea Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplanidae) in the subterranean environment of the Canary Islands." Subterranean Biology 26 (August 6, 2018): 67–74. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.26.25921.

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The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea Moseley, 1877 is reported for the first time in the hypogean environment. Seven individuals of C. coerulea were collected in the most humid branch of an abandoned water mine in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). Due to its character of generalist predator, it should be considered a threat for the endemic subterranean fauna.

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KRANTZ, G. W. "Presumed species synonymy in the genus Allogynaspis Krantz, 2018 (Acari: Macrochelidae)." Zootaxa 4613, no. 1 (2019): 200. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4613.1.13.

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Macrocheles bolivari Iavorschi, 1987, in a volume of invited papers on hypogean invertebrate fauna collected primarily in Venezuela in 1982 during the first Romanian/Venezuelan Biospeleogical Expedition. The volume, “Hypogean and hemiedaphic fauna from Venezuela and other countries of South America. 1” was recently brought to my attention by Bruce Halliday, who recognised the similarity between Iavorschi’s M. bolivari and Allogynaspis flechtmanni Krantz, 2018, recently described from Brazil. Although some important opisthosomatic and gnathosomatic details were omitted from Iavorschi’s descript

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CIANFICCONI, FERNANDA, CARLA CORALLINI, GIANANDREA LA PORTA, and BARBARA TODINI. "Trichopteran fauna in a region of Central Italy: Lazio." Zoosymposia 5, no. 1 (2011): 41–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.5.1.4.

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The first list of Trichoptera from the Lazio region is reported. It is the result of research carried out from 1942-1979 in 23 hypogean cavities and from 1961-2000 in 25 lotic (52 sampling sites) and 17 lentic (24 sampling sites) biotopes. The lotic biotopes include hygropetric habitats, springs, streams, rivers and canals; the lentic biotopes include lakes of different origins and mountain pools. Ninety-one species and 7 subspecies from 18 families were collected. Forty-two species of different ecological categories are found only in lotic biotopes, 18 only in lentic biotopes and 7 species of

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Gibert, Janine, Sandrine Plénet, Pierre Marmonier, and Vladimir Vanek. "Hydrological exchange and sediment characteristics in a riverbank: relationship between heavy metals and invertebrate community structure." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52, no. 10 (1995): 2084–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f95-202.

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The first metre of bed sediments of the Rhône River functions as a filter for fluxes of heavy metals and epigean organisms between surface and interstitial environments. To study the efficacy of this bank filtration, three sampling stations were established at increasing distances from pumping wells, resulting in a gradient of hydraulic characteristics. Station A, a permanent downwelling area with very high hydraulic gradients, low hydraulic conductivity, low oxygen content, and rather high metal concentrations contained a fauna exclusively composed of epigean organisms. At station B, intermed

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Balart-Garcia, Pau, Slavko Polak, Perry Beasley-Hall, et al. "Phylogenomic insights into the evolution of subterranean Coleoptera." ARPHA Conference Abstracts 5 (July 14, 2022): e87194. https://doi.org/10.3897/aca.5.e87194.

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Subterranean specialization is often accompanied by dramatic phenotypic changes epitomized by regressive evolution (e.g. loss or reduction of eyes and pigmentation). Nevertheless, the genetic underpinnings underlying these changes have been largely unexplored. The beetle tribes Leptodirini (Leiodidae), Hydroporini and Bidessini (Dytiscidae) represent ideal systems for exploring the genomic basis of adaptation to life in subterranean habitats, as both are represented by epigean and hypogean species including numerous lineages that independently colonized terrestrial and freshwater underground h

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Mammola, Stefano, Elena Piano, Pier Mauro Giachino, and Marco Isaia. "An ecological survey of the invertebrate community at the epigean/hypogean interface." Subterranean Biology 24 (December 11, 2017): 27–52. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.24.21585.

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We studied the ecological continuum between caves and the associated network of fissures – Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS) – in an hypogean site in the Graian Alps, Italy. Over one year, we surveyed the faunal assemblages by means of pitfall traps placed in the caves and specific subterranean sampling devices (SSD) buried in the MSS. We used generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) and generalized additive mixed models (GAMMs) to compare the spatial and temporal dynamics of the subterranean invertebrates inhabiting the two environments. As expected, arthropod communities occurring near the

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Nicolosi, Giuseppe, Elena Amore, Salvatore Costanzo, et al. "Subterranean fauna in two protected caves in the Hyblean area (Syracuse, Sicily)." ARPHA Conference Abstracts 2 (September 17, 2019): e46626. https://doi.org/10.3897/aca.2.e46626.

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Extensive fieldwork has been carried out in two protected caves (Villasmundo and Monello) in eastern Sicily in 2018–2019. The caves, located respectively within the Strict Nature Reserves "Complesso Speleologico Villasmundo-S. Alfio" and "Grotta Monello", are two of the most important karst systems of the Hyblean area. They are both remarkably developed and possess speleothem specimens of great scientific value such as stalactites, stalagmites, and columns. The study has further increased our knowledge about the existing cave fauna, and focused on the optimization of good conservation practice

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CASALE, ACHILLE, GIUSEPPE GRAFITTI, and LEONARDO LATELLA. "The Cholevidae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia." Zootaxa 2318, no. 1 (2009): 290–316. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2318.1.10.

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We present a synthesis of the knowledge on the cholevid fauna of Sardinia, with an annotated checklist and an updated list of both published and unpublished collecting localities. The Cholevidae (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) are a group of small to medium-sized beetles, most of which are saprophagous; a significant percentage of Cholevidae are cave-dwellers, and some are highly specialized troglobitic elements. In Sardinia, twenty-five species have been recorded so far. More than half of them are endemic to the island, while some are sub-endemic (i.e. present also in Corsica or in Sicily and/or

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Boulamail, Sarah, Salvatore Inguscio, Sara Ventruti, et al. "Integrating formal surveys and local knowledge: Insights into the subterranean fauna of Apulia." Subterranean Biology 52 (May 21, 2025): 29–44. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.52.140693.

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The study of hypogean fauna is critical for preserving subterranean biodiversity and ecosystem functions despite climate change. However, underground habitats, often hosting unique and endemic species, present significant challenges for traditional biodiversity assessments owing to their inaccessibility and the specialised nature of their inhabitants, resulting in a paucity of academic studies. Furthermore, even when these studies exist, data are often held in personal notes and databases that are not interoperable according to current standards, making them less usable for research purposes.

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Boulamail, Sarah, Salvatore Inguscio, Sara Ventruti, et al. "Integrating formal surveys and local knowledge: Insights into the subterranean fauna of Apulia." Subterranean Biology 52 (May 21, 2025): 29–44. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.52.140693.

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The study of hypogean fauna is critical for preserving subterranean biodiversity and ecosystem functions despite climate change. However, underground habitats, often hosting unique and endemic species, present significant challenges for traditional biodiversity assessments owing to their inaccessibility and the specialised nature of their inhabitants, resulting in a paucity of academic studies. Furthermore, even when these studies exist, data are often held in personal notes and databases that are not interoperable according to current standards, making them less usable for research purposes.

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Sket, Boris. "Isopoda (Crustacea: Isopoda: Microcharon, Jaera, Proasellus) and other fauna in hypogean waters of southern Cyprus." International Journal of Speleology 19, no. 1/4 (1990): 39–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806x.19.1.4.

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PEŠIĆ, VLADIMIR, HARRY SMIT, and ALIREZA SABOORI. "Water mites delineating the Oriental and Palaearctic regions—the unique fauna of southern Iran, with description of one new genus, one new subgenus and 14 new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia)." Zootaxa 3330, no. 1 (2012): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3330.1.1.

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This paper deals with a collection of epigean and hypogean water mites from the Hormozgan and Sistan va Baluchestan prov-inces in southern Iran. One new genus, Haloaxonopsis, is described, characterized by the presence of so-called wheel-likeacetabula, a unique character so far known only in marine mites of the family Pontarachnidae. One new subgenus, Halolimne-sia, and fourteen new species are described: Hydrachna sistanica, Nilotonia hormozgana, Torrenticola asadiae, T. hormozgan-ensis, Monatractides martini, Neoatractides calidus, Limnesia diversipes, Atractides hormozganus, Javalbia persic

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Karaman, Ivo. "A new Euscorpius species (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) from a Dinaric cave - the first record of troglobite scorpion in European fauna." Biologia Serbica 42, no. 1 (2020): 14–31. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4147285.

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<strong>Summary</strong>. A troglobite, <em>Euscorpius studentium</em> n. sp. is described based on a single immature male specimen from Skožnica, a relatively small cave in the coastal region of Montenegro. The characteristics of the new species are compared with the characteristics of an immature male specimen of troglophile <em>Euscorpius feti</em> Tropea, 2013 of the same size, from another cave in Montenegro. Some identified differences indicate evolutionary changes that are the result of the process of adaptation of troglobite scorpions for life under conditions found in underground habi

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Prozorova, L. A. "Benthic invertebrate fauna of a forest spring on the Muravyov- Amursky Peninsula (Primorsky Krai, Southern Russian Far East)." Biota and Environment of Natural Areas 12, no. 2 (2024): 45–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.25221/2782-1978_2024_2_2.

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The fi rst data on spring macroinvertebrate fauna of the Southern Russian Far East are presented. Macrobenthos of a small forest spring classifi ed as helocrene includes at least 21 species from 20 genera and 17 families in Arthropoda and Platyhelminthes. Main groups of benthic organisms are amphipods, planarians, larvae of dipterous insects, caddisfl ies, stonefl ies and mayfl ies, small water beetles. The following invertebrates are defi ned to the species level: planaria Phagocata sibirica, stonefl y Skwala compacta, caddisfl y Glossosoma angarensis, aquatic beetles Hydraena riparia (imago)

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Hoese, Geoffrey, Aaron Addison, Theofilos Toulkeridis, and III Rickard Toomey. "Observation of the Catfish Chaetostoma microps Climbing in a Cave in Tena, Ecuador." Subterranean Biology 15 (April 16, 2015): 29–35. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.15.4809.

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As part of a mapping and preliminary flora and fauna inventory of hypogean life in caves, developed in Cretaceous limestones in the sub-andean zone of Ecuador, we were able to observe a number of catfish climbing a steep flowstone waterfall in the dark zone of a cave. The waterfall was a minor infeeder to the small stream that flowed through the cave. On investigation the fish were determined to be Chaetostoma microps Günther, 1864 (Siluriformes Loricariidae), a detritivorous–herbivorous neotropical freshwater catfish, endemic to the upper reaches of the Amazon basin in Ecuador. We document th

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Wilson, George D. F. "Gondwanan groundwater: subterranean connections of Australian phreatoicidean isopods (Crustacea) to India and New Zealand." Invertebrate Systematics 22, no. 2 (2008): 301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/is07030.

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Phreatoicidea Stebbing, 1893 live in freshwaters of Gondwana: Australia, South Africa, India and New Zealand. Many of these isopods have a subterranean lifestyle. Parsimony analysis of morphological data of generic exemplars and a Triassic fossil was used to explore the timing of this habitat adaption. The monophyly of the Hypsimetopidae Nicholls, 1943, including blind taxa Hyperoedesipus Nicholls & Milner, 1923 (Western Australia), Nichollsia Chopra and Tiwari, 1950 (Ganges Plain, India) and Phreatoicoides Sayce, 1900 (Tasmania and Victoria) was strongly supported. Crenisopus Wilson and K

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ESCALONA, HERMES E., and ROLF G. OBERPRIELER. "Undarobius, a new genus of cavernicolous weevils (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Leptopiini) from the Undara Lava Caves in north-eastern Australia, with an overview of anophthalmic and microphthalmic Australian Curculionidae." Zootaxa 5023, no. 2 (2021): 207–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5023.2.2.

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Undarobius gen. n., a new genus of cavernicolous weevils with two new species, U. howarthi sp. n. and U. irvini sp. n., is described from the Undara Lava Cave system in north-eastern Queensland, Australia. These are the first cavernicolous weevils to be described from Australia, and U. howarthi is a new addition to the rich arthropod fauna of Bayliss Cave. Undarobius weevils are relatively large in size (4.0–5.5 mm long), anophthalmic and apterous with a robust, flattened body and long legs. The genus has affinities with Leptopiini, but its placement in the tribe is uncertain. We also provide

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Belaidi, Nouria, Amina Taleb, Abdelhakim Mahi, and Giuseppe Messana. "Composition and distribution of stygobionts in the Tafna alluvial aquifer (north-western Algeria)." Subterranean Biology 8 (March 11, 2011): 21–32. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.8.1227.

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Little is known about the hypogean fauna of Algeria, with studies mostly dating to the beginning of the twentieth century (Gurney 1908; Racovitza 1912; Monod 1924; Pesce and Tetè 1978); moreover, the knowledge varies markedly among regions. In this study, we examined the composition and distribution of the invertebrate communities in the phreatic zone of the Tafna aquifer (N-W Algeria). Twelve wells close to the Tafna wadi, ranging between 120 and 1100 m a.s.l., were studied from May 2005 to March 2006. Many specimens belonging to 37 taxa were collected, the most frequent taxa being <em>Typhlo

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Nae, Ioana, and Raluca Ioana Băncilă. "Mesovoid shallow substratum as a biodiversity hotspot for conservation priorities: analysis of oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) fauna." Acarologia 57, no. 4 (2017): 855–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20174202.

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The mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) is a unique habitat that shelters and serves as a microrefuge for epigean, endogean and hypogean invertebrate species. Understanding the MSS community′s spatio-temporal structure and species diversity patterns in relation to the environmental parameters plays a crucial role in conservation. In this study we investigated: i) the diversity and community structure of oribatid mites from edaphic habitat, superficial MSS (i.e., the upper layer of MSS) and deep MSS (i.e., lower layer of MSS) in an alpine region of Southern Carpathians, Romania, and ii) the relat

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Vesović, Nikola, Christo Deltshev, Plamen Mitov, et al. "The Diversity of Subterranean Terrestrial Arthropods in Resava Cave (Eastern Serbia)." Diversity 16, no. 4 (2024): 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d16040234.

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The Balkan region is rich in limestone deposits, which have created one of the largest hotspots of subterranean biodiversity. This paper gives an overview of the diversity of subterranean terrestrial arthropods in Resava Cave in eastern Serbia. This cave is protected and has the status of a natural monument. At the same time, it is one of the most visited caves in Serbia and its surroundings. Our study comprises the results of three years of biospeleological investigations of the famous Serbian cave in combination with data from the few available literature sources on the arthropod fauna of th

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Hoch, Hannelore, Heriberto López, Manuel Naranjo, Dora Aguín-Pombo, and Pedro Oromí. "Endless forms most wonderful: Four new cavernicolous planthopper species (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae and Meenoplidae) from the Canary Islands." Subterranean Biology 51 (March 28, 2025): 61–101. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.51.144111.

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The Canary Islands harbour a rich and diverse fauna of obligate subterranean arthropods (i.e. troglobionts). Among the insect taxa which have repeatedly undergone the evolutionary switch from life on the surface to underground environments are the Fulgoromorpha, or planthoppers: Cixiidae and Meenoplidae. Previously, a total of 13 troglobitic planthopper species have been described from El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Here we describe three new troglobitic cixiid species: Cixius palmirandussp. nov. from La Palma, Cixius theseussp. nov. from El Hierro and Tachycixius gomerobscuru

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NTAKIS, ALEXANDROS, IOANNIS KARAOUZAS, CENE FIŠER, and FABIO STOCH. "An annotated checklist of the Niphargidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of Greece." Zootaxa 4772, no. 3 (2020): 517–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4772.3.5.

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Despite Greece being a global hotspot of subterranean biodiversity, its hypogean fauna is largely neglected from both an ecological and conservational point of view. An overview of the Niphargidae occurring in Greece is presented as an annotated list of all available published records. These records have resulted in an updated species list reflecting taxonomic corrections and species distribution range in the Greek peninsula. A total of 23 species, attributed to 3 genera, is up to date known from Greece with a high rate of endemicity found particularly in Crete. The endemic species of Greece a

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Hoch, Hannelore, Heriberto López, Manuel Naranjo, Dora Aguín-Pombo, and Pedro Oromí. "Endless forms most wonderful: Four new cavernicolous planthopper species (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae and Meenoplidae) from the Canary Islands." Subterranean Biology 51 (March 28, 2025): 61–101. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.51.144111.

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The Canary Islands harbour a rich and diverse fauna of obligate subterranean arthropods (i.e. troglobionts). Among the insect taxa which have repeatedly undergone the evolutionary switch from life on the surface to underground environments are the Fulgoromorpha, or planthoppers: Cixiidae and Meenoplidae. Previously, a total of 13 troglobitic planthopper species have been described from El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Here we describe three new troglobitic cixiid species: <i>Cixius palmirandus</i> sp. nov. from La Palma, <i>Cixius theseus</i> sp. nov. from El Hierro and <i>Tachy

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BOTERO-TRUJILLO, RICARDO, and LORENZO PRENDINI. "Cryptocellus armasi, a new troglomorphic hooded tick-spider from Venezuela (Arachnida, Ricinulei)." Zootaxa 5563, no. 1 (2025): 96–108. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5563.1.10.

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Ricinulei Thorell, 1876, or hooded tick-spiders, are among the least known arachnid orders. Represented by 88 species in the New World and 33 species in South America, only two ricinuleid species have been recorded from Venezuela, one of the Neotropical countries with the least known Ricinulei fauna. In the present contribution, Cryptocellus armasi sp. nov. is described and illustrated from male and female specimens collected inside Cueva de Toromo, a cave in the foothills of the Sierra de Perijá, in the state of Zulia, northwestern Venezuela. The new species, which belongs to the magnus speci

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Leal-Zanchet, Ana, Stella Souza, and Rodrigo Ferreira. "A new genus and species for the first recorded cave-dwelling Cavernicola (Platyhelminthes) from South America." ZooKeys 442 (September 23, 2014): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.442.8199.

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Species diversity of Brazilian cave fauna has been seriously underestimated. A karst area located in Felipe Guerra, northeastern Brazil, which is a hotspot of subterranean diversity in Brazil, has revealed more than 20 troglobitic species, most of them still undescribed. Based on recent samplings in this karst area, we document the occurrence of the suborder Cavernicola (Platyhelminthes) in South American hypogean environments for the first time and describe a new genus and species for this suborder. Hausera Leal-Zanchet & Souza, gen. n. has features concordant with those defined for the f

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Le Cesne, Maxime, Thierry Bourgoin, Hannelore Hoch, Yang Luo, and Yalin Zhang. " Coframalaxius bletteryi gen. et sp. nov. from subterranean habitat in Southern France (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae, Oecleini)." Subterranean Biology 43 (July 15, 2022): 145–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.43.85804.

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A new planthoppers genus and species of CixiidaeOecleini, Coframalaxius bletteryigen. nov. sp. nov. newly discovered in a cave near Nice in southern France, is described. Molecular analysis confirms the morphology-based classification of Coframalaxius as sister to Trigonocranus within the Oecleni. Several morphological characters are further discussed. A double-grasping coxo-femoral and femoro-tibial system is regarded as apomorphic for the oecline taxa and would allow the nymph to firmly grab the roots and rootlets on which it feeds or use to progress in the soil. Wing vein patterns are discu

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Ortuño, V. M., and P. Barranco. "Duvalius (Duvalius) lencinai Mateu & Ortuño, 2006 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini) una especie hipogea del sur de la península ibérica. Morfología, reubicación taxonómica, sistemática y biología." Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 36, no. 2 (2013): 141–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.32800/abc.2013.36.0141.

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Duvalius (Duvalius) lencinai Mateu & Ortuño, 2006 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini) a hypogean species from the south of the Iberian peninsula. Morphology, new taxonomic placement, systematics and biology Duvalius (Duvalius) lencinai Mateu & Ortuño, 2006 was discovered in two new localities in the municipal district of Siles (Jaen, Spain): Sima Curva del Espino and Sima de los 30 Años, approximately 10 and 17 km, respectively, away from the type locality. The study of several individuals through dissection and use of optic and electronic microscopic preparations has increased the knowl

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Zepon, Tamires, Jonas Gallão, and Maria Elina Bichuette. "How much we know about Brazilian subterranean aquatic fauna." ARPHA Conference Abstracts 5 (July 14, 2022): e89658. https://doi.org/10.3897/aca.5.e89658.

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The first study concerning Brazilian subterranean fauna was the description of the phreatobitic fish<em> Phreatobius cistenarum</em> Goeldi,<em> </em>1905, followed by the stygobitic fish <em>Pimelodella kronei</em> (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907). After that, biospeleological studies mainly focused on terrestrial taxa description, and in 1972 the first stygobitic invertebrate, <em>Aegla cavernicola </em>Türkay, 1972 (Decapoda, Aeglidae)<em>, </em>was described. Here, we provided an overview of the Brazilian subterranean aquatic fauna knowledge. To date, ca. 270 troglobitic species are described, of w

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Castellanos-Morales, Cesar A., Jaime Bautista-Ortega, Alberto Santillán-Fernández, Zulema G. Huicab-Pech, Carlos A. Poot-Delgado, and Wadi Elim Sosa-González. "Vertebrate cave fauna troglobite and troglophile of the karst system of La Paz, in the Andean Region of Colombia, with notes on local extinction record." Boletín Científico Centro de Museos Museo de Historia Natural 27, no. 2 (2023): 163–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.17151/bccm.2023.27.2.10.

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La Paz is a municipality located in the Eastern Andes of Colombia and has a great variety of hipogean and epigean karstic environments. Different speleological explorations carried out in the last decades in La Paz region have reported the existence of at least 23 subterranean environments including caves, caverns, grottos, holes, and sinkholes, of which the most remarkable due to its vertical depth is the Hoyo del Aire, a Sima-type geological formation with a vertical drop greater than 140 m and a diameter of 130 m. The presence of troglobite and troglophile vertebrate fauna was rereported, i

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Giachino, Pier Mauro, Stefan Eberhard, and Giulia Perina. "A rich fauna of subterranean short-range endemic Anillini (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae) from semi-arid regions of Western Australia." ZooKeys 1044 (June 16, 2021): 269–337. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1044.58844.

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Globally, the great majority of Anillini species are endogean, adapted to live in the interstices of soil and leaf litter, while the extremely low vagility of these minute ground beetles gives rise to numerous shortrange endemic species. Until recently the Australian Anillini fauna was known only from leaf litter in rain forests and eucalypt forests in the wetter, forested regions of eastern and south eastern Australia, as well as Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. The first hypogean Anillini in Australia (17 species in six genera) were described in 2016 from mineral exploration drill holes in iro

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ABRAMS, KYM M., JOEL A. HUEY, MIA J. HILLYER, RAPHAEL K. DIDHAM, and MARK S. HARVEY. "A systematic revision of Draculoides (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) of the Pilbara, Western Australia, Part I: the Western Pilbara." Zootaxa 4864, no. 1 (2020): 1–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4864.1.1.

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The schizomid fauna of mainland Australia currently comprises 60 species within seven named genera, of which five are endemic to the continent: Attenuizomus Harvey, 2000, Brignolizomus Harvey, 2000, Draculoides Harvey, 1992, Julattenius Harvey, 1992, Notozomus Harvey, 2000. Most Australian schizomids have been described from eastern and northern Australia, but there is also a significant subterranean fauna that has been found in hypogean habitats in the semi-arid Pilbara region of Western Australia. The vast majority of these species can be assigned to the genus Draculoides and this study is t

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Moustaine Radouane, El, Maliki Abdelmonaim, Boudellah Abderrazzaq, Khaffou Mhamed, and Chahlaoui Abdelkader. "Contribution to the knowledge of the Amphipoda (stygobionts) collected from the Meknes aquifer, Morocco." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1398, no. 1 (2024): 012011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1398/1/012011.

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Abstract Groundwater in the Saïss Basin is an important resource economic and social for the region. They are also the reservoir of an original biological diversity. The subterranean aquatic fauna is to date largely unknown in the Meknes region. It, therefore, represents both a significant part of the national natural heritage and an essential part of the regional natural heritage to be taken into account when conservation measures are considered. Eight wells and two springs were investigated between February 2013 and February 2014. The study was conducted in three localities in the surroundin

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Piccini, Leonardo, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Pilario Costagliola, and Diana Maria Paola Galassi. "Marble Slurry’s Impact on Groundwater: The Case Study of the Apuan Alps Karst Aquifers." Water 11, no. 12 (2019): 2462. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11122462.

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Modern sawing techniques employed in ornamental stones’ exploitation produce large amounts of slurry that can be potentially diffused into the environment by runoff water. Slurry produced by limestone and marble quarrying can impact local karst aquifers, negatively affecting the groundwater quality and generating a remarkable environmental and economic damage. A very representative case-study is that of the Apuan Alps (north-western Tuscany, Italy) because of the intensive marble quarrying activity. The Apuan Alps region extends over about 650 km2; it hosts several quarries, known all over the

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Le, Cesne Maxime, Thierry Bourgoin, Hannelore Hoch, Yang Luo, and Yalin Zhang. " Coframalaxius bletteryi gen. et sp. nov. from subterranean habitat in Southern France (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae, Oecleini)." Subterranean Biology 43 (July 15, 2022): 145–68. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.43.85804.

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A new planthoppers genus and species of Cixiidae Oecleini, Coframalaxius bletteryi gen. et sp. nov. newly discovered in a cave near Nice in southern France, is described. Molecular analysis confirms the morphology-based classification of Coframalaxius as sister to Trigonocranus within the Oecleni. Several morphological characters are further discussed. A double-grasping coxo-femoral and femoro-tibial system is regarded as apomorphic for the oecline taxa and would allow the nymph to firmly grab the roots and rootlets on which it feeds or use to progress in the soil. Wing vein patterns are discu

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Giachino, Pier Mauro, Stefan Eberhard, and Giulia Perina. "A rich fauna of subterranean short-range endemic Anillini (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae) from semi-arid regions of Western Australia." ZooKeys 1044 (June 16, 2021): 269–337. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1044.58844.

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Globally, the great majority of Anillini species are endogean, adapted to live in the interstices of soil and leaf litter, while the extremely low vagility of these minute ground beetles gives rise to numerous shortrange endemic species. Until recently the Australian Anillini fauna was known only from leaf litter in rain forests and eucalypt forests in the wetter, forested regions of eastern and south eastern Australia, as well as Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. The first hypogean Anillini in Australia (17 species in six genera) were described in 2016 from mineral exploration drill holes in iro

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Bichuette, Maria Elina. "ECOLOGIA DE PEIXES DE RIACHOS DE CAVERNAS E OUTROS HABITAT SUBTERRÂNEOS." Oecologia Australis 25, no. 02 (2021): 620–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4257/oeco.2021.2502.24.

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Brazil is rich in caves, with more than 20,000 officially registered. In addition to the caves, which develop in different types of rock, there are other subterranean habitats (hypogean) with bodies of water in the form of drainages (level base streams), outcrops of the water table (saturated zone) in flooded caves or in the form of pools and lakes within caves, in addition to upper aquifers formed by infiltration of water in the rock. In some cases, groundwater does not emerge in caves, but in alluviums close to rivers, representing a hyporeic zone. The Brazilian subterranean ichthyofauna is

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Barzaghi, Benedetta, Francesco Gentile Ficetola, Edgardo Mauri, Marco Restaino, Bianca Lombardi, and Raoul Manenti. "Preliminary study on differences characterizes the populations of olm (Proteus anguinus) in cave and those found in epigean environment." ARPHA Conference Abstracts 5 (July 14, 2022): e87442. https://doi.org/10.3897/aca.5.e87442.

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The olm (<em>Proteus anguinus</em>) is considered the most representative example of all the stygobiont fauna. Nevertheless, it is also reported in some spring habitats of Friuli Venezia Giulia (North-eastern Italy). Springs are intriguing habitats that border two strongly distinct environments: surface and underground. They may provide distinct environmental pressures to stygobiont animals promoting new adaptations.The aim of this study is to verify if there are differences in the structural morphology of the head and in the presence of melanin in the skin between the olms that are found in c

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Marin, Ivan N., and Dmitry M. Palatov. "The Diversity of Freshwater Stygobiotic Crustaceans in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania Provides New Evidence for the Existence of an Ancient Glacial Refugium in the North Caucasus Region." Water 16, no. 9 (2024): 1212. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w16091212.

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A review and partial revision of the diversity of freshwater stygobiotic crustaceans in the territory of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, in the North Caucasus, is presented here. Previously, two species of the genus Proasellus Dudich, 1925 (Isopoda, Asellidae), P. uallagirus Palatov & Sokolova, 2020 and P. irystonicus Palatov & Sokolova, 2020, and one species of the genus Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 (Amphipoda, Niphargidae), N. alanicus Marin & Palatov, 2021, were described from the hyporhean/underground habitats (hyporhea) in the area. However, further research using an integra

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Peris, Felipo Francisco Javier. "Book Review: Los invertebrados de hábitats subterráneos de Jaén." ZooKeys 518 (August 25, 2015): 155–56. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.518.9684.

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Torres, Marcos Timóteo, Jorge Luiz Pereira Souza, and Fabricio Beggiato Baccaro. "Distribution of epigeic and hypogeic ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in ombrophilous forests in the Brazilian Amazon." Sociobiology 67, no. 2 (2020): 186. http://dx.doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v67i2.4851.

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In the Amazon basin, ants are often associated with environmental or edaphic factors. However, these associations may vary between the epigeic and hypogeic strata. Here, we investigated differences in richness and composition of epigeic and hypogeic ant assemblages along an environmental gradient in the Brazilian Amazon. The four studied sites cover different topographic and soil characteristics. We sampled 25 plots of 250 m2 using 10 samples of epigeic pitfalls and 10 samples of hypogeic pitfalls installed at two depths (10 and 30 cm). The pitfalls remained in the fi eld for 48 hours. In the

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Bretschko, G. "Differentiation between epigeic and hypogeic fauna in gravel streams." Regulated Rivers: Research & Management 7, no. 1 (1992): 17–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rrr.3450070104.

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NITZU, EUGEN. "The Cholevinae of Romania (exclusive of Leptodirini) (Coleoptera, Leiodidae) with special reference to the hypogeal records." Zootaxa 3620, no. 3 (2013): 351–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.2.

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The first catalogue of the Romanian Cholevinae (excluding Leptodirini) is presented, based on revised and new records. The overall distribution and distribution in Romania are documented for every species, with particular reference to subterranean environment (caves and subterranean superficial environment). Epigeal and hypogeal records are listed separately. Thirty two of forty nine species group taxa recorded in the Romanian fauna occur both in the epigeal and subterranean environment, 14 of them frequently recorded in the latter. Many species, dependant on the subterranean environment durin

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