Revisiting and rediscovering the tarantulas (Araneae, Theraphosidae) of Culapnitan (Libmanan) Caves in the Philippines: troglomorphism, taxonomy, phylogeny and ecological niche

In 1892, French naturalist Eugène Simon described samples of cave-dwelling tarantula species collected from Culapnitan Caves in the Philippines, a cave system that is now part of the present-time Libmanan Caves Natural Park (LCNP). One of these is the new monotypic tarantula genus and species of tha...

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Main Authors: Darrell C. Acuña, Lorenz Rhuel P. Ragasa, Myla R. Santiago-Bautista, Volker von Wirth, Leonardo A. Guevarra Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-06-01
Series:Subterranean Biology
Online Access:https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/142334/download/pdf/
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