Aim Historically, research on global distribution patterns has mostly concentrated conspicuous organisms and thus a large proportion of biodiversity Earth remains unmapped. We examined the palpigrades, poorly studied group low dispersive arachnids specialized to subterranean life. asked what are ecological factors driving their distributions, extent sampling bias may influence observed patterns...

A phylogenetic estimation of the temperate Gondwanan mite harvestman family Pettalidae (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) was conducted using 143 morphological variables (59 raw and 84 scaled measurements) from 37 ingroup and 15 outgroup terminals. We used custom algorithms to do pairwise comparisons between characters and identify sets of dependent characters, which were collapsed using pri...

Bonai Forest Division (BFD) is enjoying the tropical moist deciduous, dry and semi-evergreen forest. Among biotic abiotic factors, faunal species that are found on forest floor very important. They important members of food chain, feed upon dead decaying matter, after death, add organic matter to soil as a source nutrients for floral communities but there lack in documentation. For better under...