Two new cave-dwelling harvestmen from Western Australia (Arachnida: Opiliones: Assamiidae and "Phalangodidae")

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 8 years ago

ABSTRACT – Two new species of laniatorid harvestmen have been collected in the biologically significant caves of the Cape Range Peninsula, Western Australia. Dampetnls isolatus sp. nov. (Assamiidae) has reduced eyes but is otherwise not especially adapted for a subterranean life; it has been collected in several Cape Range caves. Glennhuntia glennhunti gen. et sp. nov. ("Phalangodidae") is a minute, highly evolved troglobite known only from Camerons Cave. Both species are likely rainforest relics. Some notes are provided on the Australian fauna of the harvestman Infraorder Grassatores.