Professional paper

Šolta island - speleological and biospeleological exploration

Tvrtko Dražina orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-9993 ; Croatian Biospeleological Society, Zagreb, Croatia
Martina Pavlek ; Croatian Biospeleological Society, Zagreb, Croatia
Kristijan Cindrić ; Croatian Biospeleological Society, Zagreb, Croatia
Jana Bedek ; Croatian Biospeleological Society, Zagreb, Croatia
Branko Jalžić ; Croatian Biospeleological Society, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

After six years of recent caves and pits explorations of the island of Šolta, various and scientifically important results are found. Three new species were described so far: pseudoscorpion Microchthonius solentanus B. Ćurčić &; Rađa, 2013; diplolpod Solentanodesmus insularis Antić & Reip, 2014; and harvestman Cyphophthalmus solentiensis Dreszer, Rađa & Giribet, 2015. These findings emphasize the continuation of biological research, primarily because the island has never been systematically investigated. In this article three pits and one cave are described in details. Speleological surveys should also be continued. Two anchialine pits should definitely be included in future investigations, Voda na Stipanskoj, known only from a literature and pit Vodnjak, situated on the cape with the same name.

Keywords

Šolta underground; new species; biospeleological research

Hrčak ID:

216411

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/216411

Publication date:

7.2.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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