World experts of different disciplines, from molecular biology to macro-ecology, recognize
the value of cave ecosystems as ideal ecological and evolutionary laboratories. Among …

Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …

We provide the first overview on spiders living in subterranean habitats in Europe, including
the first European subterranean spider checklist. In Europe, there are 486 spider species …

This chapter deals with the diversity of terrestrial cave invertebrates from the viewpoint of its
contribution to global diversity and of the variety of morphological traits and life forms …

A remarkable radiation of completely eyeless, cave‐obligate spider species (Cicurina) has
been described from limestone caves of Texas. This radiation includes over 50 described …

Morphological, mitochondrial, and nuclear phylogenomic data were combined to address
phylogenetic and species delimitation questions in cave-limited Cicurina spiders from …

Karst systems have great ecological, cultural and economic importance, but are constantly
threatened by human development. Northwestern Bexar County, Texas (USA), is an …

A new genus Troglocoelotes Z. Zhao S. Li gen. n. from South China is described with the
type species T. yumiganensis Z. Zhao S. Li sp. n.(♂♀) and eight additional species: T …

Research studies of the shallow subterranean habitats as environments for arthropods have
been sparse up to this point. Using subterranean traps, we studied the distribution of spiders …

The genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999 is recorded for the first time in Laos. Nine new species are
described: Sinopoda steineri spec. nov.(female; Luang Nam Tha), S. tham spec. nov.(male …