The new spider genus and species Trogloraptor marchingtoni Griswold, Audisio & Ledford is described as the type of the new family Trogloraptoridae. The oblique membranous division of the basal ...segment of the anterior lateral spinnerets of Trogloraptor suggests that this haplogyne family is the sister group of the other Dysderoidea (Dysderidae, Oonopidae, Orsolobidae and Segestriidae). Trogloraptor is known only from caves and old growth forest understory in the Klamath-Siskiyou region of Oregon and California.
Two new species of the millipede genus Paracortina Wang & Zhang, 1993 are described. Both are presumed troglophiles: Paracortinazhangi sp. n. from a cave in Ceheng County, southwestern Guizhou ...Province and Paracortinayinae sp. n. from a cave in Longlin County, western Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A distribution map and a key to all 12 Paracortina species are also provided.
Presence of cave crickets is important for health and stability of karst ecosystems. Our study represents the first long-term monitoring of cave crickets at Cave X. Our results add necessary ...information regarding an important nutrient-cycling species in a central Texas karst ecosystem. Nymphs were the most abundant size class during the study, followed by juveniles, and large adults were least abundant. Relative abundance of cave crickets showed a trend with temperature and humidity.
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