A new species of blind subterranean Tetrablemma (Araneae: Tetrablemmidae) from Australia

Matthias Burger; Mark S. Harvey; Nicholas Stevens

doi:10.1636/A09-73.1

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Matthias Burger,¹ Mark S. Harvey,² Nicholas Stevens³

¹Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New York 10024, USA burgermatthias@hotmail.com
²Department of Terrestrial Zoology, Western Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, Western Australia 6986, Australia
³Subterranean Ecology Pty Ltd, PO Box 280, North Beach, Western Australia 6020, Australia

Abstract

The first blind Australian species of Tetrablemmidae and only the fourth in the world, Tetrablemma alaus, new species, is described from subterranean habitats in northwestern Australia. The total loss of eyes is correlated with its subterranean existence and is complemented by other troglomorphies including slightly elongated appendages and pale coloration.

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Matthias Burger, Mark S. Harvey, and Nicholas Stevens "A new species of blind subterranean Tetrablemma (Araneae: Tetrablemmidae) from Australia," The Journal of Arachnology 38(1), 146-149, (1 April 2010). https://doi.org/10.1636/A09-73.1

Received: 5 August 2009; Published: 1 April 2010

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