Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura)
Few species of Japygidae (Diplura) have been discovered in cave ecosystems despite their importance as large predators. A small collection of rare specimens of this hexapod group has allowed to explore the taxonomy of japygids from caves in New Zealand, Morocco and South Africa, and to describe one...
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| author | Alberto Sendra Alba Sánchez-García Hannelore Hoch Alberto Jiménez-Valverde Jesús Selfa Soumia Moutaouakil Gerhard Du Preez Ian Millar Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira |
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Few species of Japygidae (Diplura) have been discovered in cave ecosystems despite their importance as large predators. A small collection of rare specimens of this hexapod group has allowed to explore the taxonomy of japygids from caves in New Zealand, Morocco and South Africa, and to describe one new genus: Imazighenjapyx Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. nov., as well as four new species: Austrjapyx wynbergensis Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov., Imazighenjapyx marocanus Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. et sp. nov., Opisthjapyx naledi Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. and Teljapyx aotearoa Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. For each of the new taxa we give a comprehensive description of their habitats. These new findings resulted in a revision of the distribution and allowed to re-evaluate the morphological traits of the fifteen cave-adapted japygids species already known worldwide. The functional morphology of the remarkable abdominal pincers of Japygidae and their adaptation to predation are discussed, as well as their potential role in mating behaviour.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2435e860a960473b93e3b5369456d99b2023-09-29T22:19:08ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732023-09-01894110.5852/ejt.2023.894.2287Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura)Alberto Sendra0Alba Sánchez-García1Hannelore Hoch2Alberto Jiménez-Valverde3Jesús Selfa4Soumia Moutaouakil5Gerhard Du Preez6Ian Millar7Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira8Colecciones Entomológicas Torres-Sala, Servei de Patrimoni Històric, Ajuntament de València, Passeig de la Petxina 15, 46008 València, SpainCN Instituto Geológico y Minero de España-CSIC, València, SpainLeibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-University, Invalidenstr. 43, D-10115 Berlin, GermanyUniversidad de Alcalá, Research Team on Soil Biology and Subterranean Ecosystems, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Campus Universitario Crta. A-2 Km 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, SpainLaboratori d’Investigació d’Entomologia, Departament de Zoologia, Universitat de València, C/ Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, València, SpainMuseum of Natural History of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, MoroccoUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University; Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaDepartment of Conservation, Nelson, New ZealandCentro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG. CEP 37200-900, Brazil Few species of Japygidae (Diplura) have been discovered in cave ecosystems despite their importance as large predators. A small collection of rare specimens of this hexapod group has allowed to explore the taxonomy of japygids from caves in New Zealand, Morocco and South Africa, and to describe one new genus: Imazighenjapyx Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. nov., as well as four new species: Austrjapyx wynbergensis Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov., Imazighenjapyx marocanus Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. et sp. nov., Opisthjapyx naledi Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. and Teljapyx aotearoa Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. For each of the new taxa we give a comprehensive description of their habitats. These new findings resulted in a revision of the distribution and allowed to re-evaluate the morphological traits of the fifteen cave-adapted japygids species already known worldwide. The functional morphology of the remarkable abdominal pincers of Japygidae and their adaptation to predation are discussed, as well as their potential role in mating behaviour. http://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2287Japygidaetaxonomyphylogenycave-dwellingbiogeography |
| spellingShingle | Alberto Sendra Alba Sánchez-García Hannelore Hoch Alberto Jiménez-Valverde Jesús Selfa Soumia Moutaouakil Gerhard Du Preez Ian Millar Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura) European Journal of Taxonomy Japygidae taxonomy phylogeny cave-dwelling biogeography |
| title | Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura) |
| title_full | Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura) |
| title_fullStr | Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura) |
| title_short | Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura) |
| title_sort | life in darkness an overview of cave adapted japygids hexapoda diplura |
| topic | Japygidae taxonomy phylogeny cave-dwelling biogeography |
| url | http://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2287 |
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