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
Publication Date
2014-08-14
Author(s)
Taylor, Christopher
Probert, Anna
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Place of publication
Bulgaria
DOI
10.3897/zookeys.434.7486
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/70746
Abstract

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).

Link
Citation
ZooKeys, v.434, p. 37-45
ISSN
1313-2970
1313-2989
Start page
37
End page
45

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