Australian Museum Journal Revision of the genus Holonuncia Forster (Arachnida: Opiliones: Triaenonychidae) with description of cavernicolous and epigean species from eastern Australia
- Shortform:
- Hunt, 1992, Rec. Aust. Mus. 44(2): 135–163
- Author(s):
- Hunt, Glenn S.
- Year published:
- 1992
- Title:
- Revision of the genus Holonuncia Forster (Arachnida: Opiliones: Triaenonychidae) with description of cavernicolous and epigean species from eastern Australia
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 44
- Issue:
- 2
- Start page:
- 135
- End page:
- 163
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.44.1992.30
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 14 August 1992
- Cover date:
- 14 August 1992
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- ARACHNIDA; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 25 February 2009
- Available online:
- 09 March 2009
- Reference number:
- 30
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (84kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (3805kb PDF)
Abstract
The genus Holonuncia Forster and the type species H. cavernicola Forster are redescribed. One new combination is established: H. seriata (Nuncia) (Roewer, 1915). Holonuncia seriata and H. tuberculata (Roewer, 1915) are redescribed and ten new species described: H. sussa, H. dewae, H. francesae, H. katoomba, H. weejasperensis, H. dispar, H. recta, H. hamiltonsmithi, H. kaputarensis and H. enigma. Allozyme electrophoresis resolves some species boundary problems. Morphological adaptations to cave life include leg attenuation, depigmentation and eye regression but not loss. The distribution of the genus in eastern mainland Australian caves is illustrated.