Two new species of harvestmen (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae) from Waitomo, New Zealand
Two new species of harvestman (Opiliones: Neopilionidae: Enantiobuninae) are described from the Waitomo region of the North Island, New Zealand, Forsteropsalis bona sp. n. and F. photophaga sp. n. Both have been collected within caves in the region, where predation on glow-worms Arachnocampa luminos...
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| description | Two new species of harvestman (Opiliones: Neopilionidae: Enantiobuninae) are described from the Waitomo region of the North Island, New Zealand, Forsteropsalis bona sp. n. and F. photophaga sp. n. Both have been collected within caves in the region, where predation on glow-worms Arachnocampa luminosa has been previously recorded for one or both species (misidentified as ‘Megalopsalis tumida’). However, both are regarded as troglophiles rather than strict troglobites due to the presence of specimens outside the cave systems, and the absence of troglobitic adaptations. Megalopsalis tumida (Forster, 1944) is identified as a junior synonym of Forsteropsalis fabulosa (Phillipps & Grimmett, 1932). |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-408482017-09-13T14:04:51Z Two new species of harvestmen (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae) from Waitomo, New Zealand Taylor, Christopher Probert, A. arachnids cave biota Taxonomy Two new species of harvestman (Opiliones: Neopilionidae: Enantiobuninae) are described from the Waitomo region of the North Island, New Zealand, Forsteropsalis bona sp. n. and F. photophaga sp. n. Both have been collected within caves in the region, where predation on glow-worms Arachnocampa luminosa has been previously recorded for one or both species (misidentified as ‘Megalopsalis tumida’). However, both are regarded as troglophiles rather than strict troglobites due to the presence of specimens outside the cave systems, and the absence of troglobitic adaptations. Megalopsalis tumida (Forster, 1944) is identified as a junior synonym of Forsteropsalis fabulosa (Phillipps & Grimmett, 1932). 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40848 10.3897/zookeys.434.7486 Pensoft Publishers fulltext |
| spellingShingle | arachnids cave biota Taxonomy Taylor, Christopher Probert, A. Two new species of harvestmen (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae) from Waitomo, New Zealand |
| title | Two new species of harvestmen (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae) from Waitomo, New Zealand |
| title_full | Two new species of harvestmen (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae) from Waitomo, New Zealand |
| title_fullStr | Two new species of harvestmen (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae) from Waitomo, New Zealand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two new species of harvestmen (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae) from Waitomo, New Zealand |
| title_short | Two new species of harvestmen (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae) from Waitomo, New Zealand |
| title_sort | two new species of harvestmen (opiliones, eupnoi, neopilionidae) from waitomo, new zealand |
| topic | arachnids cave biota Taxonomy |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40848 |