@article {1481, title = {Functional diversity and habitat preferences of native grassland plants and ground-dwelling invertebrates in private gardens along an urbanization gradient}, journal = {Ecology and Evolution}, volume = {11}, year = {2021}, month = {18/11/2021}, pages = {17043-17059}, abstract = {

Urbanization is occurring around the globe, changing environmental conditions and influencing biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Urban domestic gardens represent a small-grained mosaic of diverse habitats for numerous species. The challenging conditions in urban gardens support species possessing certain traits, and exclude other species. Functional diversity is therefore often altered in urban gardens. By using a multi-taxa approach focused on native grassland plants and ground-dwelling invertebrates with overall low mobility (snails, slugs, spiders, millipedes, woodlice, ants, rove beetles), we examined the effects of urbanization (distance to city center, percentage of sealed area) and garden characteristics on functional dispersion, functional evenness, habitat preferences and body size. We conducted a field survey in 35 domestic gardens along a rural?urban gradient in Basel, Switzerland. The various groups showed different responses to urbanization. Functional dispersion of native grassland plants decreased with increasing distance to the city center, while functional dispersion of ants decreased with increasing percentage of sealed area. Functional evenness of ants increased with increasing distance to the city center and that of rove beetles decreased with increasing percentage of sealed area. Contrary to our expectation, in rove beetles, the proportion of generalists decreased with increasing percentage of sealed area in the surroundings, and the proportion of species preferring dry conditions increased with increasing distance to the city center. Body size of species increased with distance to city center for slugs, spiders, millipedes, ants, and rove beetles. Local garden characteristics had few effects on functional diversity and habitat preferences of the groups examined. Our study supports the importance of using multi-taxa approaches when examining effects of environmental change on biodiversity. Considering only a single group may result in misleading findings for overall biodiversity. The ground-dwelling invertebrates investigated may be affected in different ways from the more often-studied flying pollinators or birds.

}, keywords = {body size, domestic gardens, dry-adapted species, functional dispersion, functional evenness, urban ecology}, issn = {2045-7758}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8343}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.8343}, author = {Braschler, Brigitte and Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Rusterholz, Hans-Peter and Buchholz, Sascha and Zwahlen, Valerie and Baur, Bruno} } @inbook {931, title = {La fauna de las cuevas gran{\'\i}ticas de O Fol{\'o}n (Coruxo, Pontevedra, Espa{\~n}a) / The fauna of the granite caves of O Fol{\'o}n (Coruxo, Pontevedra, Spain)}, booktitle = {40 a{\~n}os sin F{\'e}lix. Homenaje al Dr. Rodr{\'\i}guez de la Fuente}, series = {Monograf{\'\i}as Tercer Milenio}, volume = {10}, year = {2020}, pages = {283-300}, publisher = {Sociedad Entomol{\'o}gica Aragonesa}, organization = {Sociedad Entomol{\'o}gica Aragonesa}, address = {Zaragoza}, abstract = {

Resumen: La fauna de las cavernas gran\íticas est\á poco estudiada, en buena parte porque las cavidades suelen ser de peque\ño tama\ño y por lo tanto poco atractivas para la bioespeleolog\ía. Una excepci\ón es el conjunto de cavidades de O Fol\ón, en Coruxo (Vigo, Pontevedra), que cuenta con m\ás de 900 m de galer\ías y alcanza una cota de -34 m. En este art\ículo se presentan los resultados de 18 muestreos realizados entre 2016 y 2020, principalmente con b\úsqueda manual. Se han recogido 171 espec\ímenes, de los cuales se han identificado hasta g\énero 141, y hasta especie 115. Entre los grupos mejor representados se encuentran los Chilopoda y Diplopoda, destacando el platid\ésmido Dolistenus iberoalbus Mauri\ès, 2015, abundante en varios de los muestreos y s\ólo conocido por la serie tipo. Se cita por primera vez Lithobius validus Meinert, 1872 de Pontevedra y Lithobius schubarti Demange, 1959 de Galicia. Entre la fauna de ar\ácnidos, se cita Meta menardi (Latreille, 1804) por primera vez para Galicia. En relaci\ón a los Opiliones, se ha encontrado Nemastomella dentipatellae Dresco, 1967, nunca antes citado en la provincia de Pontevedra. La clase mejor representada es la de los insectos, con 78 ejemplares pertenecientes a 7 \órdenes. Las cinco especies de Staphylinidae halladas en las cavernas representan primeras citas para la provincia de Pontevedra. Este singular sistema subterr\áneo no goza de ninguna protecci\ón, por lo que esta primera lista de su fauna, puede servir para resaltar la importancia de preservar dicho h\ábitat, que muestra varios impactos de origen antr\ópico.

Abstract: The fauna of granite caves is poorly known, largely because these cavities are usually small and therefore unattractive for biospeleology. An exception is the O Fol\ón cavity complex, in Coruxo (Vigo, Pontevedra), which has more than 900 m of galleries and reaches a depth of -34 m. This paper presents the results of 18 samplings, mainly manual, carried out between 2016 and 2020. We collected 171 specimens, of which 141 have been identified to genus, and 115 to species. Some of the groups best represented in our samplings are the Chilopoda and Diplopoda, among which the platydesmid Dolistenus iberoalbus Mauri\ès, 2015 is particularly worthy of note: it was abundant in several of the samplings butwas pre viously known only from the type series. Lithobius validus Meinert, 1872 is recorded from Pontevedra for the first time and Lithobius schubarti Demange, 1959 is a first record for Galicia. Among the arachnids, Meta menardi (Latreille, 1804) is recorded for the first time from Galicia. As for the Opiliones, we found the first specimens of Nemastomella dentipatellae Dresco, 1967 from Pontevedra province. The best represented class is that of insects, with 78 specimens belonging to 7 orders. The five species of Staphylinidae found in the caves are first records for Pontevedra province. This unique underground system does not have any protection status, so this first list of its fauna can serve to highlight the importance of preserving this habitat, which shows some signs of anthropogenic disturbance.

[Published 01/11/2020]

}, keywords = {arroyo subterr{\'a}neo, Cave fauna, cuevas gran{\'\i}ticas, Fauna cavern{\'\i}cola, faun{\'\i}stica, faunistics, granite caves, noroeste de Espa{\~n}a, north-western Spain, Pontevedra, underground stream, Vigo}, isbn = {978-84-935872-6-0}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346045280_La_fauna_de_las_cuevas_graniticas_de_O_Folon_Coruxo_Pontevedra_Espana_The_fauna_of_the_granite_caves_of_O_Folon_Coruxo_Pontevedra_Spain}, author = {Moreira-Alonso, Adri{\'a}n and Arbea, Javier and Cabanillas, David and Gamarra, Purificaci{\'o}n and Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Outerelo, Raimundo and Prieto, Carlos and {\'A}ngel, Jorge and Ramos Abuin, Jorge {\'A}ngel and Ribera, Carles and Zamora-Mu{\~n}oz, Carmen and Cordero-Rivera, Adolfo} } @article {828, title = {Description of the female morphology of the relict troglobiont millipede Cantabrodesmus lorioli Mauri{\`e}s 1971 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae), and new records in the deepest pit of Spain}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4895}, year = {2020}, month = {16/12/2020}, pages = {421-430}, abstract = {

The troglobiont millipede, Cantabrodesmus lorioli Mauri\ès, 1971, inhabits a few caves in a small region of Northern Spain. It is considered a relict species because of its geographical isolation compared to others in its family, and its to some extent uncertain systematic position. Cantabrodesmus lorioli has been placed in three different families, and now is considered a member of the Chelodesmidae, a family with only one other known native European representative. There are few records of this species, and almost nothing is known about its biology. The only available information on this species is the description of the male and a list of caves where it has been captured. In the present work, we provide the first description of the female morphology, illustrated by scanning electron microscopy, and a series of new records from caves in a region where it had never been captured before, including the deepest known pit in Spain, Torca del Porr\ón. The female morphology does not show many differences from that of the male, but several characters are discussed. All of the known information on the morphology of the species is used to discuss the implications for its biology and systematic position.

}, keywords = {Diplopoda, female morphology, hypogean fauna, new records, Torca del Porr{\'o}n, troglobiomorphism}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4895.3.7}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4895.3.7}, author = {Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Noriega Aguinaga, Jos{\'e} A. and Enghoff, Henrik} } @article {589, title = {Ground-dwelling invertebrate diversity in domestic gardens along a rural-urban gradient: Landscape characteristics are more important than garden characteristics}, journal = {PloS ONE}, volume = {15}, year = {2020}, month = {02/10/2020}, pages = {1-25}, abstract = {

Urbanisation is increasing worldwide and is regarded a major driver of environmental change altering local species assemblages. Private domestic gardens contribute a significant share of total green area in cities, but their biodiversity has received relatively little attention. Previous studies mainly considered plants, flying invertebrates such as bees and butterflies, and birds. By using a multi-taxa approach focused on less mobile, ground-dwelling invertebrates, we examined the influence of local garden characteristics and landscape characteristics on species richness and abundance of gastropods, spiders, millipedes, woodlice, ants, ground beetles and rove beetles. We assume that most of the species of these groups are able to complete their entire life cycle within a single garden. We conducted field surveys in thirty-five domestic gardens along a rural-urban gradient in Basel, Switzerland. Considered together, the gardens examined harboured an impressive species richness, with a mean share of species of the corresponding groups known for Switzerland of 13.9\%, ranging from 4.7\% in ground beetles to 23.3\% in woodlice. The overall high biodiversity is a result of complementary contributions of gardens harbouring distinct species assemblages. Indeed, at the garden level, species richness of different taxonomical groups were typically not inter-correlated. The exception was ant species richness, which was correlated with those of gastropods and spiders. Generalised linear models revealed that distance to the city centre is an important driver of species richness, abundance and composition of several groups, resulting in an altered species composition in gardens in the centre of the city. Local garden characteristics were important drivers of gastropod and ant species richness, and the abundance of spiders, millipedes and rove beetles. Our study shows that domestic gardens make a valuable contribution to regional biodiversity. Thus, domestic urban gardens constitute an important part of green infrastructure, which should be considered by urban planners.

}, issn = {1932-6203}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240061}, url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0240061}, author = {Braschler, Brigitte and Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Zwahlen, Valerie and Rusterholz, Hans-Peter and Buchholz, Sascha and Baur, Bruno} } @article {576, title = {Hidden in plain sight: six millipede species (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) new for the fauna of Switzerland}, journal = {Revue suisse de Zoologie}, volume = {127}, year = {2020}, month = {28/10/2020}, pages = {249{\textendash}259}, abstract = {

Diplopoda are poorly studied in many regions. The last comprehensive work on the millipede fauna of Switzerland was published in 1993 and listed 124 outdoor-living species. Recent sampling efforts have resulted in the discovery of six millipede species of European origin that were not previously known to occur in Switzerland: Cylindroiulus britannicus (Verhoeff, 1891), C. salicivorus\ Verhoeff, 1908, C. vulnerarius (Berlese, 1888), Heteroiulus intermedius (Br\ölemann, 1892), Anamastigona pulchella (Silvestri, 1894) and Macrosternodesmus palicola\ Br\ölemann, 1908. None of them is currently invasive in Switzerland, but some are rapidly expanding across Europe and other regions of the world. A species which was previously only known from northern Italy, H. intermedius, was found in a forest close to Bellinzona. It is likely a native Swiss species which has previously been overlooked. The other five species were collected in human-made habitats in the city of Basel and its surroundings, suggesting human-caused introduction. Two species, C. britannicus and M. palicola, likely have an Atlantic origin, while the three remaining species, C. salicivorus, C. vulnerarius and A. pulchella, are originally from Italy. The biogeography of these six species is discussed, and photographs of specimens of each species and their gonopods are presented.

}, keywords = {Basel, Bellinzona, faunistics, invasive species, new records, non-native species, Soil fauna, urban biodiversity}, issn = {0035-418}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0019}, url = {https://bioone.org/journals/revue-suisse-de-zoologie/volume-127/issue-2/RSZ.0019/Hidden-in-plain-sight--six-millipede-species-Myriapoda/10.35929/RSZ.0019.full}, author = {Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado} } @article {532, title = {A new green-coloured Lusitanipus Mauri{\`e}s, 1978 from the Iberian Peninsula (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Dorypetalidae)}, journal = {European Journal of Taxonomy}, volume = {714}, year = {2020}, month = {08/09/2020}, pages = {1-14}, abstract = {

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 (Le\ón, Spain): Lusitanipus xanin sp. nov. In additional samplings (near that cave), more specimens of this new species were discovered in surface habitats. The species has various distinctive characteristics, such as its green colour, but the morphology of the gonopod has several similarities with that of Lusitanipus alternans (Verhoeff, 1893), indicating a close relationship between them. The diagnosis of the genus Lusitanipus Mauri\ès, 1978 has to be changed to accommodate the new species. The presence of crests in two different sizes is no longer a diagnostic character of the genus Lusitanipus, but of the species L. alternans. Lusitanipus xanin sp. nov. is the fourth species of the order Callipodida for the Iberian Peninsula, and the second species for the genus. Lusitanipus xanin sp. nov. seems to be an epigean but troglophile species.

}, keywords = {El Bierzo, Myriapoda, new species, troglophile, Xan{\'\i}n}, issn = {2118-9773}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.714}, url = {https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1087}, author = {Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Mart{\'\i}nez-Pillado, Virginia and Prieto, Carlos E.} } @article {79, title = {The hypogean Iberian genus Typhlopsychrosoma Mauri{\`e}s, 1982 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Vandeleumatidae): distribution map, key to species, first record in a Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) and detailed iconography of T. baeticaense (Mauri{\`e}s, 2013)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3937}, year = {2015}, month = {25/03/2015}, pages = {337-346}, abstract = {

The troglobiont millipede Typhlopsychrosoma baeticaense (Mauri\ès, 2013) is recorded in the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) of two screes in the Aitana and Bernia mountains (Eastern Iberian Peninsula), far away from its known distribution area. A detailed Scanning Electron Microscopy iconography provides additional information on gonopod morphology, as well as other details such as the inconspicuous evaginations of the cuticle at the place of the eyes in the anophthalmous specimens. We present an updated distribution map and a key to species of the genus, with illustrations of the gonopods of all species described so far. The implications of the appearance of this hypogean species in an MSS are discussed.

}, keywords = {Baetic System, hypogean millipedes, superficial subterranean habitats, troglobiont}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3937.2.5}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.3937.2.5}, author = {Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Enghoff, Henrik and Ortu{\~n}o, Vicente M.} } @article {77, title = {Hidden biodiversity in the Iberian Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS): New and poorly known species of the millipede genus Archipolydesmus Attems, 1898 (Diplopoda, Polydesmidae)}, journal = {Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology}, volume = {258}, year = {2015}, month = {Jan-09-2015}, pages = {13 - 38}, abstract = {

Systematic sampling of the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) at several sites in three regions of the Iberian Peninsula has revealed two new and one very poorly known species of the genus Archipolydesmus Attems, 1898. These are the first records of Archipolydesmus in the MSS, although the genus had previously been recorded from several caves in southern Spain. Archipolydesmus foliatus sp. nov. shows inter-population variability between different mountain massifs of the province of Alicante, as well as intra-population variability at some sites; A. altibaeticus sp. nov. exclusively inhabits the MSS of the highest screes of Sierra Nevada (3000 masl) in the province of Granada, and it closely resembles Archipolydesmus maroccanus Attems, 1898; from North Africa; Archipolydesmus bedeli (Br\ölemann, 1902 )had only been re-collected once since its description, and the male, hitherto unknown, is described here.Detailed SEM documentation of the main characters of each species is provided, and a discussion on theimplications of these findings in the MSS is provided. Also, a distribution map, an updated key to species of the genus in English, and a brief review of millipedes found in the MSS are provided.

}, keywords = {Alicante mountains, Guadarrama mountains, hypogean millipedes, Sierra Nevada, subterranean fauna, superficial subterranean habitats}, issn = {0044-5231}, doi = {10.1016/j.jcz.2015.06.001}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044523115000571}, author = {Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Enghoff, Henrik and Tinaut, Alberto and Ortu{\~n}o, Vicente M.} } @article {75, title = {Sierra Nevada (Granada, Spain): a high-altitude biogeographical crossroads for millipedes (Diplopoda), with first data on its MSS fauna and description of a new species of the genus Ceratosphys Ribaut, 1920 (Chordeumatida: Opisthocheiridae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4044}, year = {2015}, month = {Jul-11-2016}, pages = {391-410}, abstract = {

Millipedes (Diplopoda), with a few notable exceptions, are poor dispersers, showing a very high degree of endemicity, not the least in mountains. The first samplings of the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) of the higher altitudes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains (Baetic System, Southern Spain) have led to the discovery of a high number of millipedes, each of the species present showing a different degree of establishment in this subterranean environment. An update of the knowledge on the millipedes of this region, the first data of the millipede communities in the MSS and the description of Ceratosphys cryodeserti Gilgado, Mauri\ès \& Enghoff n. sp. are here provided, as well as the first data on the humidity and temperature fluctuations in the MSS of this high mountain. The new species is similar to other Baetico-Riffan species, while the only previously known congener from the region, C. soutadei Mauri\ès, 1969, has more similarities to certain Pyrenean species. Biogeographical relationships of all the captured species are also discussed.

}, keywords = {hypogean millipedes, MSS, Orophilous fauna, superficial subterranean habitats}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4044.310.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.4}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4044.3}, author = {Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Enghoff, Henrik and Tinaut, Alberto and Mauri{\`e}s, Jean-Paul and Ortu{\~n}o, Vicente M.} } @article {71, title = {A new genus and species of Haplobainosomatidae (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida) from the MSS of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4347}, year = {2017}, month = {Feb-11-2018}, pages = {492-510}, abstract = {

The chordeumatidan fauna of the Iberian Peninsula is far from being well known, but recent efforts are improving that knowledge. Samplings carried out in the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (also known as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum) on several screes of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (central Spain) have led to the discovery of a new species of chordeumatidan millipede. This new species belongs to the family Haplobainosomatidae, which is mainly known from the northern Iberian Peninsula, and thus this is the first record of the family in central Spain. However, the extremely simple gonopods of this species are so different from all other known species of the family that it must be placed in a new genus. In this work, a complete description of the species, named as Guadarramasoma ramosae gen. \& sp. nov., with a detailed iconography based on scanning electron microscopy images is provided together with a distribution map and a brief discussion of the implications of this new finding.

}, keywords = {millipedes, new species, orobiome, Sierra de Guadarrama, Subterranean environments}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4347.310.11646/zootaxa.4347.3.4}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4347.3.4}, author = {Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Ledesma, Enrique and Enghoff, Henrik and Mauri{\`e}s, Jean-Paul and Ortu{\~n}o, Vicente M.} } @article {69, title = {Out of the dark void: Ommatoiulus longicornis n. sp., a new julid from Spain (Diplopoda, Julida) with notes on some troglobiomorphic traits in millipedes}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4420}, year = {2018}, month = {May-05-2019}, pages = {415-429}, abstract = {

A new millipede species, Ommatoiulus longicornis n. sp. is described from the subterranean habitat in eastern Spain, and the elongation of its antennae is discussed in relation to the habitat where it dwells. We take the occasion to discuss the elongation of appendages as a troglobiomorphic character in millipedes and shed the light on the various, sometimes controversial, hypotheses that could have led to these modifications in millipedes and other subterranean arthropods.

}, keywords = {new species, Schizophyllini, Spain, Taxonomy, troglomorphism}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4420.310.11646/zootaxa.4420.3.7}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4420.3https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4420.3.7https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/viewFile/38811/33160}, author = {Akkari, Nesrine and Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Ortu{\~n}o, Vicente M. and Enghoff, Henrik} }