Tachys micraulax Andrewes, 1924

Kharkongor, Ilona Jacinta, Saikia, Uttam, Khynriam, Dimos & Saikia, Bhaskar, 2023, Current status of faunal diversity of Siju Cave, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 123 (3), pp. 283-303 : 297

34. Tachys micraulax Andrewes, 1924 [ Fig. 9L ]

1924. Tachys micraulax Andrewes, Rec. In. Mus. , 26: 115-116.

Material examined: 10 ex. Siju Cave (~100m- 150m inside the Cave), Siju village, South Garo Hills District , Meghalaya, 25 o 21.061’N, 90 o 41.006’E, 119m, 03.i.2020, coll. I. J. Kharkongor & party, Reg. No. I / COL /NERC-220 .

Remarks: The species was described by Andrewes (1924), based on specimens collected by Kemp and Chopra from 300-400ft. inside Siju Cave. Our specimens, hence, represent topotypic materials.

Figures

Figure 9. Fauna of Siju Cave. G. Cubaris cavernosus, H. Metassamia septemdentata, I. Heteropoda robusta, J. Typhloblatta caeca, K. Kempiola longipes and L. Tachys micraulax.