01767nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245015600055210006900211260001500280300000900295490000900304520098300313653001801296653003201314653001301346653002801359653001601387653001901403100001901422700001701441700002001458856004701478 2020 eng d a1313-298900aFive million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania0 aFive million years in the darkness A new troglomorphic species o c16/12/2020 a1-260 v10043 a

A new species of Cryptops Leach, 1814, C. speleorex sp. nov., is described from Movile Cave, Dobrogea, Romania. The cave is remarkable for its unique ecosystem entirely dependent on methane- and sulfur-oxidising bacteria. Until now, the cave was thought to be inhabited by the epigean species C. anomalans, which is widespread in Europe. Despite its resemblance to C. anomalans, the new species is well-defined morphologically and molecularly based on two mitochondrial (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I COI and 16S rDNA) and one nuclear (28S rDNA) markers. Cryptops speleorex sp. nov. shows a number of troglomorphic traits such as a generally large body and elongated appendages and spiracles, higher number of coxal pores and saw teeth on the tibia of the ultimate leg. With this record, the number of endemic species known from the Movile Cave reaches 35, which ranks it as one of the most species-rich caves in the world.

10aBiospeleology10aCryptops speleorex sp. nov.10aDobrogea10amolecular phylogenetics10anew species10atroglomorphism1 aVahtera, Varpu1 aStoev, Pavel1 aAkkari, Nesrine uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/58537/01220nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245011700055210006900172260001500241300001000256490000800266520052200274653001800796653001600814653002800830100002700858700002000885700002800905700002200933856004700955 2020 eng d a1313-298900aA troglobitic species of the centipede Cryptops (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from northwestern Botswana0 atroglobitic species of the centipede iCryptopsi Chilopoda Scolop c22/10/2020 a25-400 v9773 a

A new species of Cryptops, C. (Cryptops) legagus sp. nov., occurs in caves in the Koanaka and Gcwihaba Hills in northwestern Botswana. Bayesian molecular phylogenetics using 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, 16S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I corroborates a morphological assignment to the subgenus Cryptops and closest affinities to southern temperate species in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The new species is not conspicuously modified as a troglomorph.

10aBiospeleology10aCryptopidae10amolecular phylogenetics1 aEdgecombe, Gregory, D.1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aNetherlands, Edward, C.1 aPreez, Gerhard, D uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/57088/02146nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245015300055210007000208300001000278490000700288520126300295653002001558653001401578653001801592653001801610653001401628653001801642653001501660653001401675653001301689100002701702700002401729856013901753 2017 eng d a0762-642800aUne nouvelle espèce cavernicole du genre Autaretia Strasser, 1978 (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Craspedosomatidae) des Alpes-Maritimes (France)0 aUne nouvelle espèce cavernicole du genre iAutaretiai Strasser 19 a37-460 v343 a

Résumé — Une deuxième espèce appartenant au genre Autaretia Strasser, 1978 a été découverte dans une grotte des Alpes-Maritimes (France). Sa description est accompagnée d'une diagnose amendée du genre. Ce nouvel élément vient enrichir nos connaissances sur la faune des Alpes-Maritimes, en particulier du Parc National du Mercantour, et s'inscrit dans le cadre des inventaires et atlas des diplopodes de France, en cours d'élaboration.

Abstract — A new cave-dwelling species of the genus Autaretia Strasser, 1978 (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Craspedosomatidae) from the French Maritime Alps. A second species of the genus Autaretia Strasser, 1978 (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Craspedosomatidae) has been discovered in a cave in the French Maritime Alps. The new species is described and an updated diagnosis of the genus is given. This interesting discovery improves our knowledge on the invertebrate fauna of the Maritime Alps, in particular of the Mercantour National Park, and is included as a new element in the checklist and atlas of the Diplopoda in France, in progress.

10aAlpes-Maritimes10aAutaretia10aBiospeleology10aBiospéologie10aDiplopoda10aMaritime Alps10aMercantour10aTaxonomie10aTaxonomy1 aGeoffroy, Jean-Jacques1 aMauriès, Jean-Paul uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/une-nouvelle-esp%C3%A8ce-cavernicole-du-genre-autaretia-strasser-1978-diplopoda-chordeumatida03105nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245014300055210007100198260001500269300001000284520216300294653001902457653001802476653001802494653001802512653001702530653001502547653002002562653001502582653001502597653001402612653001602626653001502642100002702657856014302684 2020 eng d a1149-896X00aPremière découverte en France d'un myriapode cavernicole du genre Mesoiulus Berlese, 1886 (Myriapoda: Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae)0 aPremière découverte en France dun myriapode cavernicole du genre c01/03/2020 a43-523 a

Résumé: Le genre Mesoiulus Berlese, représenté par plusieurs espèces dans le Pays Basque espagnol, est découvert pour la première fois en France dans des grottes des Pyrénées-Atlantiques. L'espèce Mesoiulus cavernarum (Verhoeff, 1938) a été collectée dans deux localités proches de la frontière franco-espagnole (Communes de Banca et Saint-Etienne-de-Baïgarry). Ce travail s'inscrit dans le cadre de l'étude de la biodiversité et de la répartition géographique des espèces listées dans les inventaires et atlas des myriapodes de France (Projet INAMYFRA). Les données inédites en provenance du Pays Basque français fournissent des résultats particulièrement intéressants concernant la faune cavernicole troglophile et troglobie de la région et portent à 305 le nombre de diplopodes connus en France métropolitaine.

First ocurence in France of a cave-dwelling millipede of the genus <i>Mesoiulus</i> Berlese, 1886 (Myriapoda: Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae)

Abstract: Millipedes of the genus Mesoiulus Berlese, which is represented by several species in the Spanish Basque Country, has been discovered for the first time in France in caves of the department Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The species Mesoiulus cavernarum (Verhoeff, 1938) has been sampled in two localities very close to the Franco-Spanish border in the municipalities of Banca and Saint-Etienne-de-Baïgarry. This work is part of the research performed on the biodiversity and distribution of millipede species listed in the checklist and atlases of the French Myriapod Survey (INAMYFRA Project). Original data provided from the French Basque Country give particularly interesting results regarding the cave troglophiles and troglobionts of this area, increasing the number of millipedes known in metropolitain France up to 305 species.

10aBasque Country10aBiospeleology10aBiospéologie10aCave-dwellers10aCavernicoles10aDiplopodes10aFrench Pyrenees10amillipedes10aMyriapodes10amyriapods10aPays Basque10aPyrénées1 aGeoffroy, Jean-Jacques uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/premi%C3%A8re-d%C3%A9couverte-en-france-dun-myriapode-cavernicole-du-genre-mesoiulus-berlese-188601684nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001600041245018500057210006900242260001500311300000900326490000800335520085000343653002101193653001801214653000901232653001901241653001801260653002601278653001301304100002101317700002101338700002401359856004701383 2019 eng d a1313–298900aTaxonomic status and behavioural documentation of the troglobiont Lithobius matulici (Myriapoda, Chilopoda) from the Dinaric Alps: Are there semiaquatic centipedes in caves?0 aTaxonomic status and behavioural documentation of the troglobion c20/05/2019 a1-200 v8483 a

Lithobius matulici Verhoeff, 1899 is redescribed based on type material and newly collected specimens. Strandiolus jugoslavicus Hoffer, 1937, described from another cave in the same region in Bosnia and Hercegovina, is presented as a junior subjective synonym of L. matulici (syn. nov.). L. matulici is shown to be most closely related to Lithobius remyi Jawłowski, 1933, type species of the subgenus Thracolithobius Matic, 1962. The completeness of the chitin-lines on the forcipular coxosternite is discussed as a promising character for interspecific differentiation within Lithobiomorpha. Documentation of hitherto unknown semiaquatic behaviour in L. matulici and other cave-dwelling centipede species from Herzegovinian-, Montenegrin- and Pyrenean caves is presented.

10aBalkan Peninsula10aBiospeleology10aCave10aLithobiomorpha10aredescription10asemiaquatic lifestyle10asynonymy1 aDányi, László1 aBalázs, Gergely1 aTuf, Ivan, Hadrián uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/33084/