Map of Croatia showing the localities of Geophilus hadesi sp. n.

Geophilus hadesi sp. n. Habitus of male specimen (CBSS: CHP515). Photo taken in situ in the Lukina jama – Trojama cave system, at -980 m below the surface (Fig. 22), 1–3 August 2011. Photo credit: J. Bedek.

Geophilus hadesi sp. n. 3 cephalic capsule, dorsal 4 clypeus, ventral 5 right antenna, article IV, dorsal 6a right antenna, ultimate articles, dorsal 6b right antenna, close up of sensilla basiconica cluster, mesal. SEM micrographs taken from female paratype NHMW8363 from cave Muda labudova.

Geophilus hadesi sp. n. 7 intermediate part of labrum, ventral 8 right half of the maxillary complex, ventral 9 forcipular segment, ventral 10 close up of forcipular coxosternite, ventral. SEM micrographs taken from female paratype NHMW8363 from cave Muda labudova. Abbreviations: labral bristle (lb), labral denticle (ld), first maxillae (MxI), second maxillae (MxII), first maxillary telopodite (tl), first maxillary coxal projection (cxp), second maxillary pretarsus (p), coxopleural suture (cxps), chitin-line (chl), basal denticle of tarsungulum (bd).

Geophilus hadesi sp. n. 11 midbody tergites, dorsal 12 sternites of leg-bearing segments 6–8, ventral 13 leg-bearing segment 8, ventral 14 leg-bearing segment 25, ventral. SEM micrographs taken from female paratype NHMW8363 from cave Muda labudova. Abbreviations: presternites (prst); carpophagus pit (crpp), procoxa (prcx), metacoxa (mtcx), metasternite (mtst), ventral pore-field (vpf).

Geophilus hadesi sp. n. 15 close up of metasternite of leg-bearing segment 26, ventral 16 left leg 8, anterio-lateral 17 close up of the tip of the right ultimate leg, external view 18 postpedal segments, ventral 19 close up of pretarsus and tarsus of midbody leg, lateral. SEM micrographs taken from female paratype NHMW8363 from cave Muda labudova. Abbreviations: tarsus 2 (t2), pretarsus (pt), isolated coxal pore (icxp), anal valve (av), first genital pleurosternite (fgp), gonopods (g).

Ultimate leg-bearing segment and postpedal segments, ventral. Photo taken from female paratype NHMW8363 from cave Muda labudova.

The entrance of cave Munižaba. Photo: D. Bakšić.

A map of Lukina Jama – Trojama cave system. Collection site marked in yellow.

Entrance of cave Lukina jama. Photo: M. Jekić