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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 04/09/2026

🕷️ New #millipede species Bollmanella amorensis described from Labor of Love Cave, Nevada. Study also reports new records of two other millipedes plus ecological notes on the distinctiveness of Great Basin Desert cave fauna. 👉 doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 03/09/2026

New #cave-dwelling #centipede discovered in Brazil's Serra da Bodoquena: Otostigmus troglobius, making it the only the second cave-adapted Otostigmus known worldwide. Described via molecular & morphological data, underscoring the value of protecting these caves. doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 25/08/2026

🐌Two new #stygobiont (groundwater-dwelling) #snail species described from a single spring in Khuzestan, Iran! One represents an entirely new genus, related to Balkan and Central Asian lineages within Belgrandiinae. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 19/08/2026

🕷️❄️Low-altitude Angerlloch hosts more species overall (32) but mostly surface-adapted trogloxenes. High-altitude Schrecksattel Ice Cave has fewer (16) but more specialised troglobites, plus a rare springtail, only the 2nd cave record ever. See more: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 18/08/2026

🪱New #earthworm species: Drawida xinjiangensis described from northwestern China, part of the Drawida japonica species complex. Morphology + molecular #data (ASAP, GMYC, BPP) confirm its status as distinct. Extends known moniligastrid range into arid East Asia: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #newspecies

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 10/08/2026

Two new #earthworm taxa have been described from northwestern China: Amynthas longnanensis and A. pectiniferus guanzhongensis. #DNA barcoding and mitogenomic analysis support their status as distinct lineages, while revealing the A. sieboldi group isn't monophyletic: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 06/08/2026

In memoriam of Prof. William (Bill) F. Humphreys, the father of subterranean #biology in Australia, who demonstrated that Australian groundwater harbors a wide variety of ancient relict taxa and put Australia on the world map of subterranean biology. doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 04/08/2026

🐌 Meet Erhaia dijiang, a newly described eyeless #cave snail from Yunnan Province, China, named after Di Jiang, a creature from ancient Chinese mythology. ➡️Read more in in our #openaccess journal: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #mollusk #newspecies

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 21/07/2026

Myiophanes kempi, a thread-legged assassin bug, has been recorded for the fist time in the Andaman Islands, India in a 100 years. Read all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #newspecies

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 16/07/2026

🐌⛰️ Meet Cyllena hermes, a brand new genus and species of tiny underground freshwater #snail discovered in a single karstic spring in Greece, offering a nod to ancient #Greekmythology Read the full species description in our #openaccess journal: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #newspecies #mollusca

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 19/06/2026

🎉 Subterranean Biology has received a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 2.2 and a Journal Impact Factor of 1.2, ranked Q2 across all its indexed categories! 🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: subtbiol.pensoft.net/news/1302 #OpenAccess #JIF2026 #Scopus

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 18/06/2026

🦐🏙️Two new species of tiny, blind #groundwater #amphipods (Stygobromus) have just been discovered living right under the Washington, D.C. metro area. Learn more about Stygobromus scottsruni and Stygobromus paveki here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

Two images of the newly described Stygobromus scottsruni sp. nov., habitus. A holotype female, 6.85 mm (USNM 1456546) B allotype male, 6.70 mm (USNM 1456549). Scale bar: 1 mm.

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 12/06/2026

🦇 The genetic diversity and population structure of the long-fingered bat Myotis capaccinii across Türkiye has been investigated, revealing nine haplotypes and confirming that Bulgarian and Turkish populations are genetically distinct from other European samples: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.56.183693

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 10/06/2026

🪱 A comprehensive study has been conducted across 42 urban parks in Northeast China to investigate the species composition and genetic diversity of earthworms, with 604 individuals identified across 12 species from three families. ➡️ Read the full survey: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.56.188497

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 02/06/2026

🔬🦐Through molecular #data and morphological analyses, researchers have described a new species of #cave-dwelling ostracod from a sulfidic #cave in Albania. Meet Pseudocandona sulphurella, the first #stygobiont #ostracod from Albania! Full description in our #OA article: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 21/05/2026

🏰 We are thrilled to be in Prague for the 6th European Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) Europe Conference. 👋 Are you attending? If so, make sure to swing by the our stand to explore our journals. 📖 Let’s chat about the future of ecology and publishing! #ESP2026 #esp2026europe

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 11/05/2026

Deep in Balkan caves live two tiny springtail species found nowhere else. A new study redescribes 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘮 and 𝘖. 𝘫𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘢, mapping their distinct underground territories across the Dinaric region: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #springtails, #subterraneanecosystem #troglobionts

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 30/04/2026

🦂Scientists have discovered the first #cave-adapted #scorpions from the family Bothriuridae - found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. ⬇️Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #subterranean #biology

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 29/04/2026

New study on Brazilian Copionodontinae catfishes reveals they possess "exaptations" (pre-adaptations) for #cave life, even before they move underground! The cave-dwelling G. spinosum even sports a larger telencephalon for better spatial memory and "socializing" in the dark. doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 22/04/2026

The biodiversity of testate amoebae across the Dinarides was recently explored through a comprehensive seven-year study of surface and subterranean karst habitats. Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.56.189049

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 21/04/2026

🔦 A variety of cave-dwelling isopods have recently been discovered, including a new genus and several species never seen before! 🏝️ These species were found hidden in the underground landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.56.180999

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 20/04/2026

Or check out @pensoft.net's blog post to learn more⤵️ blog.pensoft.net/2026/04/20/h... #cave #ecosystems #crustaceans #shrimps #ecology

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 20/04/2026

🕵️‍♂️🦐 How do 3 #shrimp species share the same cave without competing? New data on Typhlatya shrimps in the Yucatan reveals a perfectly structured community - isotopic analysis shows they divide resources across nearly the entire food web. ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/subt... #crustaceans #cave #ecosystems

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 17/04/2026

Check out the updated phylogeny of the Stenasellidae family using species from across Asia. Also, meet 🦐 Stenasellus angiangensis - a tiny crustacean living in underground streams in the Mekong River Delta, and the first of its family ever recorded in Vietnam: doi.org/10.3897/subt... @isyeb.mnhn.fr

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 17/04/2026

New records of the subterranean snail genus Iberozospeum from the French Pyrenees - four live populations found across four caves in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, confirmed as I. bellesi through genetic and 3D X-ray analysis. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #malacology #biodiversity

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 16/04/2026

New records of the subterranean #snail genus Iberozospeum from the French Pyrenees - four live populations found across four caves in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, confirmed as I. bellesi through genetic and 3D X-ray analysis. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #malacology #biodiversity

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 24/03/2026

Check out the newly discovered cave shrimp 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 from the Tashan Cave in Iran. This discovery marks the first record of a #cave atyid #shrimp in Iran and the first documented occurrence of a Caridina species inhabiting sulphidic groundwater: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #newspecies

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 20/03/2026

𝘌𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴, a freshwater #sponge, is reported from Sabak-Ha and Suhem cenotes of Yucatan in Mexico, expanding the knowledge of the diversity and distribution of #freshwater sponges in Yucatan cenotes.⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 25/02/2026

#Subterranean #habitats host unique species that remain largely under-explored. New study on the endemic ground Trechus #beetles of Portugal, currently Red Listed as Endangered, revealed an interesting #evolutionary trajectory. ⬇️Uncover what the study found here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 16/01/2026

👩🏻‍🔬Researchers in Bahia, Brazil, have discovered 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘹 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘴, a new genus and species of #cave-dwelling #planthopper (family Delphacidae). 😮This marks the first record of a subterranean #delphacid in the Americas. 🔎 Check it out: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #morphology #biodiversity

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 24/11/2025

Description of two new species of stygobitic amphipods from groundwater habitats in Nye County, Nevada, USA: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #caves #newspecies #taxonomy

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 07/11/2025

An extraordinary spider colony was found in a cave on the Albania-Greece border. Comprising over 100,000 spiders, the network spans a surface area of over 100 m². This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt... Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 05/11/2025

Two new subterranean springtail species of the genus Schaefferia are described. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #springtails #evolution #phylogeny

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 27/10/2025

A spider colony of 69,000 individuals of Tegenaria domestica and more than 42,000 of Prinerigone vagans, covering a surface area of over 100 m², was found in Sulfur Cave, a chemoautotrophic sulfidic ecosystem located on the Albania-Greece border. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 20/10/2025

An extraordinary colonial spider assemblage was discovered in Sulfur Cave, a chemoautotrophic sulfidic ecosystem located on the Albania-Greece border. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #spiders #caves #subterranean @vrenozina.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 16/10/2025

A study of terrestrial isopods in Mesovoid Shallow Substratum habitats across Portufal identified 12 species belonging to five families, including one new to science. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 01/10/2025

Adult Allegheny cave amphipods (Stygobromus allegheniensis) are capable of surviving the unique tectonic ice caves of New York’s Shawangunk Ridge during extreme winter conditions, this study found: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #troglobites #caves #invertebrates

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 25/09/2025

A first confirmed occurrence record of the gecko Cyrtodactylus ziegleri in lava caves in Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark in Vietnam: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #geckos #biodiversity #lavacaves

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 15/09/2025

A study exploring the macrozoobenthos assemblages in stream environments within Western Caucasus caves, focusing on the interplay between surface, ecotone, and subterranean habitats: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #ecotone #ecology #stygobionts

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 10/09/2025

A large diversity of cave mites and other arthropods were uncovered in the Nullarbor caves in southern Australia, including two genera of Neotrombidiidae showing remarkable extremes in larval body form. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 12/08/2025

A new copepod species, the second endemic Elaphoidella for Vietnam, is described: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #endemicspecies #newspecies #stygobionts #biodiversity

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 12/08/2025

An investigation of nucleolar organizer regions and C-heterochromatin in Turkish populations of the subterranean rodent Ellobius lutescens: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #cytogenetics #subterranean #rodents

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 25/07/2025

The only known extinct species of the beetle subfamily Catopocerinae (Leiodidae), Archaeocerus uenoi Perreau, 2019, is redescribed. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #extinction #fossils #taxonomy ‪@dhaelewa.bsky.social @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social @michieldegroot.bsky.social

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 23/06/2025

🕷 Two new tarantula species are described from the forest grounds of the Libmanan Caves Natural Park in the Philippines. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #caves #spiders #tarantulas

Comparison image showing photos of a female (left) and male (right) tarantula viewed from above on a white background.

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 13/06/2025

"Our study showed that standard subterranean sampling devices do indeed capture individuals of invertebrate species present in the depth range of 40 to 90 cm in the scree layer." 🔓 Study: doi.org/10.3897/subt... @unibas.ch

Composite image showing a schematic and photographs of soil sampling installations.

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 13/06/2025

Mixtacandona thessalica is a new non-marine ostracod species collected in a sulfidic cave in central Greece. Learn all about it in this research article: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #subterranean #ostracods #taxonomy @quaternaryostracod.bsky.social

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 13/06/2025

For the first time, the centipede Lithobius peregrinus is confirmed to occur in Romania. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #biodiversity #centipedes #subterranean

A reddish-brown centipede with a glossy body and long antennae, photographed on a rough, pale rock surface.

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 06/06/2025

The first complete data collection on Apulian subterranean fauna organised according to modern standards of data sharing: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #biodiversity #subterranean #fauna

A map of the Apulia region in southern Italy showing six distinct hydrogeological units, each represented by a different color. The units are labeled as follows: Brindisi Plain (light green), Gargano (blue), Ionian Arch of Taranto (pale green), Murgia (turquoise), Salento (mint green), and Tavoliere (dark teal). A small inset map of Italy in the upper right corner highlights the location of Apulia in black. A compass rose and a scale bar indicating 100 km are located in the bottom left corner. The map includes latitude and longitude lines for geographic reference.

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 02/06/2025

The cave brittle star Amphicutis stygobita is a small microphagous deposit-feeding brittle star that survived and grew in captivity by consuming detritus rich in microorganisms and a sticky biofilm containing extracellular polymeric substances. More about this species at doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 30/05/2025

An updated list of cave-associated wolf spider species in Colombia, with the description of one new species: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #caves #biodiversity #subterranean

A collage of five images labeled A–E.

Image A: A close-up view of a pale whip spider on a rocky cave surface.

Image B: A detailed close-up of a whip spider.

Image C: A darker-colored whip spider resting on a stone wall in a more exposed environment.

Image D: Interior of a rocky cave showing stalactites, dark shadows, and uneven rock formations.

Image E: A lush, green mountainous landscape with steep slopes and visible rock layers, likely representing the external environment above the cave system.

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