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Subterranean Crustacea Decapoda Macrura Collected By Mr. L. Botosaneanu During The 1973 Cuban-Roumanian Biospeological Expedition To Cuba, L. B. Holthuis
Subterranean Crustacea Decapoda Macrura Collected By Mr. L. Botosaneanu During The 1973 Cuban-Roumanian Biospeological Expedition To Cuba, L. B. Holthuis
International Journal of Speleology
During the 1973 Cuban Romanian Biospeleological Expedition to Cuba 5 species of cavernicolous Decapod Crustacea were collected: the Palaemonidae Troglocubanus gibarensis Chace, T. eigenmanni (Hay) and Macrobrachium faustinum lucifugum new subspecies. The second of these species now is reported for the first time from Isla de Pinos. The third form proved to be a new subspecies of Macrobrachium faustinum (De Saussure), a freshwater shrimp which is widely distributed in the West Indies. The new subspecies is not only known from Cuba, but also material from Jamaica, Curacao and Bonaire is reported. A new locality is reported for Barbouria cubensis (Von …
Momonisia Phreatica N. Gen., N. Sp. (Momoniidae, Hydrachnellae) Des Eaux Souterraines De Bulgarie, A. Petrova
Momonisia Phreatica N. Gen., N. Sp. (Momoniidae, Hydrachnellae) Des Eaux Souterraines De Bulgarie, A. Petrova
International Journal of Speleology
Recent borings in the Veleka River drainage area (South Eastern Bulgaria) have shown a phreatic fauna with a new representative of Hydracarian of the family Momoniidae which constitute the type of a new genus: Momonisia phreatica n. gen. n. sp. The description is here given by the author. The most closely related Momoniid appears to be Momonia karelica Sokolov from Russian Carelia.
A New Centromerus From Bulgarian Caves (Araneae, Linyphiidae), Christo Deltshev
A New Centromerus From Bulgarian Caves (Araneae, Linyphiidae), Christo Deltshev
International Journal of Speleology
A new species, Centromerus milleri, is described, which was collected in the cave “Karangil” near the town of Kardjali, Bulgaria. Centromerus milleri n. sp. belongs to the group of C. pabulator.
Données Faunistiques Et Ecologiques Sur Les Stenasellidae (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota Des Eaux Souterraines), Guy Magniez
Données Faunistiques Et Ecologiques Sur Les Stenasellidae (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota Des Eaux Souterraines), Guy Magniez
International Journal of Speleology
Some important morphological features, which are discussed here, point out that the Stenasellids (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota) must be considered as a true family (Stenasellidae), independent from the Asellidae. A definition and a renewed diagnosis of the Stenasellidae Dudich, 1924, are given. Their relationships must be pursued, especially in the marine Parastenetroidea and in the psammic Microcerberidae. Until 1938, the group was known only from subterranean waters of southern Europe. Now, several genera and many thermophile species from north-tropical underground waters have been discovered in Africa (5 gen., 12 sp.), Asia (1 gen., 2 sp.) …
Studies On The Abdominal Musculature Of The Subterranean Mysid, Lepidomysis Longipes (Pillai And Mariamma), C. N. Nath
Studies On The Abdominal Musculature Of The Subterranean Mysid, Lepidomysis Longipes (Pillai And Mariamma), C. N. Nath
International Journal of Speleology
The musculature of the hypogean mysid, Lepidomysis longipes (Pillai and Mariamma) is remarkably modified. It shows the absence of many muscles and poor development of others in the abdominal region. This is correlated with the subterranean nature of the animal.
Observations Sur Stenasellus Virei Dans Ses Biotopes Naturels (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota Des Eaux Souterraines), Guy Magniez
Observations Sur Stenasellus Virei Dans Ses Biotopes Naturels (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota Des Eaux Souterraines), Guy Magniez
International Journal of Speleology
Thanks to intensive exploration and to new methods for capturing aquatic underground fauna, 117 localities are now known for Stenasellus virei. The description of some typical biotopes suggests that the species lives as well in karstic waters as in phreatic ones, inside the different environment of the hydrogeological classification of subterranean waters. St. virei buchneri and St. v. hussoni are almost cavernicolous. St. v. angelieri is distributed in the underground waters of Catalonia. St. v. boui is located in the underflow of Salat river basin. St. v. virei is widely distributed in the alluvial water-level of Garonne and Ebro …
A New Species Of Sipuncula (Aspidosiphon Exiguus N.Sp.), Belonging To The Interstitial Fauna Of Marine Beaches Collected By Mr. L. Botosaneanu During The Second Cuban-Romanian Biospeleological Expedition To Cuba 1973, S. J. Edmonds
International Journal of Speleology
Aspidosiphon exiguous, a new species of Sipuncula, is decribed, belonging to the interstitial fauna of the beaches. The specimens were collected during the second Cuba-Romanian biospeleological expedition in 1973.
Pseudoscorpions Cavernicoles De La Macédoine, B. P. M. Ćurčić
Pseudoscorpions Cavernicoles De La Macédoine, B. P. M. Ćurčić
International Journal of Speleology
A cavernicolous pseudoscorpion of the genus Neobisium Chamberlin 1930 is living in Kalina Dupka cave in the Bistra Highland of western Macedonia. This pseudoscorpion clearly differs from the other members of the subgenus Blothrus Schiodte 1849, and belongs to the new species N. (B.) princeps, the principal features of which are described in this study. The nearest relatives of this species are N. (B.) spelaeum (Schiodte) 1849, and N. (B.) stygium Beier 1931, both from Slovenian and Croatian caves. From chelal dentition N. (B.) princeps may be considered as the most primitive element of the princeps-stygium-spelaeum series. This new …
Un Nouvel Asellide Interstitiel D'Espagne Méridionale Bragasellus Boui N. Sp. (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota) Et Considérations Sur Les Genres Européens D'Asellides, Jean-Paul Henry, Guy Magniez
Un Nouvel Asellide Interstitiel D'Espagne Méridionale Bragasellus Boui N. Sp. (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota) Et Considérations Sur Les Genres Européens D'Asellides, Jean-Paul Henry, Guy Magniez
International Journal of Speleology
Description of a new, unpigmented and eyeless Asellid, belonging to the iberian genus Bragasellus Henry et Magniez, 1968. Bragasellus boui, n.sp., lives on the bottom of a river that is a tributary of Guadalquivir River (Southern Spain). Bragasellus, Proasellus, Stygasellus and Synasellus are four genuine phyletic lines of European Asellidae, all of them independent of each other, and the authors confirm their validity as true genera.
Un Diploure Japygidé Cavernicole Inėdit De Corse Dipljapyx Beroni N.Sp., J. Pages
Un Diploure Japygidé Cavernicole Inėdit De Corse Dipljapyx Beroni N.Sp., J. Pages
International Journal of Speleology
Dipljapyx beroni n.sp. has been collected from two caves in Corsica. From its antennae with 31 articles, chaetotaxia of urites and subcoxal organs well-characterized, it appears to be an endemic Corsican species, situated between D. humberti Grassi found in the western Alps, and D. italicus Silv. peculiar to the Italian Peninsula. It is closely related to the first of those two species. There is no morphologic feature indicating it as a troglophilic species.
Free Amino Acids In A Cave Beetle Darlingtonea Kentuckensis Valentine (Coleoptera: Carabidae), R. J. Sperka
Free Amino Acids In A Cave Beetle Darlingtonea Kentuckensis Valentine (Coleoptera: Carabidae), R. J. Sperka
International Journal of Speleology
Free amino acids of Darlingtonea kentuckensis were investigated by two-dimensional, thin-layer chromatography on Silica Gel G. Thirteen amino acids which could be identifìed (alanine, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, isoleucine and/or leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine and valine) and seven unidentified ninhydrin-positive spots were found. Beta-Alanine, alpha-amino-butyric acid, arginine, aspartic acid, cystine, hydroxyproline and methionine were not detected. No difference was observed in the free amino acids with respect to sex of beetle, time after feeding and method of sample preparation.
Size And Growth Of The Eyes Of The Troglobitic Salamander Typhiotriton Spelaeus, Joseph C. Besharse, Ronald A. Brandon
Size And Growth Of The Eyes Of The Troglobitic Salamander Typhiotriton Spelaeus, Joseph C. Besharse, Ronald A. Brandon
International Journal of Speleology
The eyes of larval T. spelaeus grow by negative allometry, but in allometric coefficients they are not greatly different from E. lucifuga. The major differences in eye size, both absolute and relative to body size, between T. spelaeus and E. lucifuga are established prior Io the larval growth period. The eyes of T. spelaeus cease to grow at metamorphosis and are reduced in size thereafter. In addition, there is increased individual variability and bilateral asymmetry of eye size in adult T. spelaeus compared to both adult E. lucifuga and larval T. spelaeus. This variability, expressed as relative dispersion …
Geology And Hydrology Of The El Converto Cave-Spring System, Southwestern Puerto Rico, Barry F. Beck
Geology And Hydrology Of The El Converto Cave-Spring System, Southwestern Puerto Rico, Barry F. Beck
International Journal of Speleology
Whereas the North Coast Tertiary Limestones of Puerto Rico are classic karst locales, their southern counterparts are almost devoid of karst development. The El Convento Cave-Spring System is the most prominent feature of the only large scale karst area developed on the South Coast Tertiary limestones. The karst topography is localized on the middle Juana Diaz Formation, which is a reef facies limestone, apparently because of the high density and low permeability of this zone as compared to the surrounding chalks and marls. In the El Convento System a sinking ephemeral stream combines with the flow from two perennial springs …
Biology And Ecology Of The El Convento Cave-Spring System (Puerto Rico), G. Nicholas
Biology And Ecology Of The El Convento Cave-Spring System (Puerto Rico), G. Nicholas
International Journal of Speleology
The El Convento Cave-Spring System is located at the head of the Quebrada de Los Cedros, approximately 20 km. west of Ponce, southwestern Puerto Rico. Although situated in an arid environment, the gorge receives sufficient moisture from the cave-spring system to support an abundant flora, with Bucida buceras and Bursera simaruba as the dominant trees. The cave is frequently flooded and possesses a rich nutrient substrate in the form of bat guano. Numerous orthopterans (Aspiduchus cavernicola and Amphiacusta annulipes), decapoda (Macrobrachium carcinus and Epilobocera sinuatifrons), and chiroptera (Brachyphylla cavernarum and Artebius jamaicensis) are present. …