Conservation status and complementary description of <i>Confuga persephone</i> (Cixiidae): should this species be considered Threatened?

Santos, Júlio César do Carmo Vaz; Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes; Millar, I.M.; Hoch, Hannelore

doi:10.1080/03014223.2018.1488751

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“…It is important to note that Council Cave is one of the most important caves in New Zealand for its caverestricted fauna, which has beetles, harvestmen, diplurans, centipedes, and spiders (Santos et al 2019). Fortunately, the cave is now protected by its scenic reserve status, and visitors can only access its main cave conduit via a locked gate.…”

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Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura)

Sendra,

Sánchez-García,

Hoch

et al. 2023

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Few species of Japygidae (Diplura) have been discovered in cave ecosystems despite their importance as large predators. A small collection of rare specimens of this hexapod group has allowed to explore the taxonomy of japygids from caves in New Zealand, Morocco and South Africa, and to describe one new genus: Imazighenjapyx Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. nov., as well as four new species: Austrjapyx wynbergensis Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov., Imazighenjapyx marocanus Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. et sp. nov., Opisthjapyx naledi Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. and Teljapyx aotearoa Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. For each of the new taxa we give a comprehensive description of their habitats. These new findings resulted in a revision of the distribution and allowed to re-evaluate the morphological traits of the fifteen cave-adapted japygids species already known worldwide. The functional morphology of the remarkable abdominal pincers of Japygidae and their adaptation to predation are discussed, as well as their potential role in mating behaviour.

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Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura)

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Sánchez-García,

Hoch

et al. 2023

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Utilising museum data for comparative analysis of threatened insect species

Connolly

Ward

2020

J Insect Conserv

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Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems

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Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean ecosystems, the essential services they provide, and their unique conservation challenges, 2021 and 2022 were designated International Years of Caves and Karst. As these ecosystems have traditionally been overlooked in global conservation agendas and multilateral agreements, a quantitative assessment of solution-based approaches to safeguard subterranean biota and associated habitats is timely. This assessment allows researchers and practitioners to understand the progress made and research needs in subterranean ecology and management. We conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed and grey literature focused on subterranean ecosystems globally (terrestrial, freshwater, and saltwater systems), to quantify the available evidence-base for the effectiveness of conservation interventions. We selected 708 publications from the years 1964 to 2021 that discussed, recommended, or implemented 1,954 conservation interventions in subterranean ecosystems. We noted a steep increase in the number of studies from the 2000s while, surprisingly, the proportion of studies quantifying the impact of conservation interventions has steadily and significantly decreased in recent years. The effectiveness of 31% of conservation interventions has been tested statistically. We further highlight that 64% of the reported research occurred in the Palearctic and Nearctic biogeographic regions. Assessments of the effectiveness of conservation interventions were heavily biased towards indirect measures (monitoring and risk assessment), a limited sample of organisms (mostly arthropods and bats), and more accessible systems (terrestrial caves). Our results indicate that most conservation science in the field of subterranean biology does not apply a rigorous quantitative approach, resulting in sparse evidence for the effectiveness of interventions. This raises the important question of how to make conservation efforts more feasible to implement, cost-effective, and long-lasting. Although there is no single remedy, we propose a suite of potential solutions to focus our efforts better towards increasing statistical testing and stress the importance of standardising study reporting to facilitate metaanalytical exercises. We also provide a database summarising the available literature, which will help to build quantitative knowledge about interventions likely to yield the greatest impacts depending upon the subterranean species and habitats of interest. We view this as a starting point to shift away from the widespread tendency of recommending conservation interventions based on anecdotal and expert-based information rather than scientific evidence, without quantitatively testing their effectiveness.

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Conservation status and complementary description of Confuga persephone (Cixiidae): should this species be considered Threatened?

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura)

Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura)

Utilising museum data for comparative analysis of threatened insect species

Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems

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