The following species have been collected from the Dark Cave, Batu Caves, Selangor in Malaysia:

• Pheretima indica (Haplotaxida: Megascolecidae)
• Dichogaster sp. (Haplotaxida: Octochaetidae)
• Dichogaster bolavi (Haplotaxida: Octochaetidae)
• Sarax brachydactylus (Amblypygi: Tarantulidae)
• Damarchus cavernicolus (Araneae: Ctenizidae)
• Heteropoda robusta (Araneae: Heteropodidae)
• Liphistius batuensis (Araneae: Liphistiidae)
• Psiloderces crinitus (Araneae: Ochyroceratidae)
• Spermophora miser (Araneae: Pholcidae)
• Psechrus curvipalpus (Araneae: Psechridae)
• Scytodes magnus (Araneae: Scytodidae)
• Theriheridion rufipes (Araneae: Theridiidae)
• Uloborus spelaeus (Araneae: Uloboridae)
• Paracheyletia sp. (Eleutherengona: Cheyletidae)
• Ornithodorus bauensis (Ixodida: Argasidae)
• Belba sp. (Oribatida: Belbidae)
• Galumna sp. (Oribatida: Galumnidae)
• Vaghia sp. (Oribatida: Galumnidae)
• Scheloribates exuvium (Oribatida: Oribatulidae)
• Scheloribates sp. (Oribatida: Oribatulidae)
• Trombicula batui (Parasitengona: Trombiculidae)
• Trombicula insolli (Parasitengona: Trombiculidae)
• Cryptocheiridium lucifugum (Pseudoscorpionida: Ideoroncidae)
• Dhanus sumatranus (Pseudoscorpionida: Ideoroncidae)
• Dhanus doveri (Pseudoscorpionida: Ideoroncidae)
• Cunaxa setirostris (Trombidiformes: Cunaxidae)
• Scutigera decipiens (Scutigeromorpha: Cambalidae)
• Glyphiulus sp. (Sphaerotheriida: Cambalidae)
• Doratodesmus sp. (Sphaerotheriida: Cambalidae)
• Brachystomella contorta (Collembola: Brachystomellidae)
• Cunaxa spp. (Collembola: Cunaxidae)
• Willemia nadchatrami (Collembola: Neogastruridae)
• Aderus mcclurei (Coleoptera: Aderidae)
• Euglenes batuensis (Coleoptera: Aderidae)
• Euglenes cephalicus (Coleoptera: Aderidae)
• Euglenes malayanus (Coleoptera: Aderidae)
• Euglenes troglodytes (Coleoptera: Aderidae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Aethriostoma undulata (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
• Trinodes sp. (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
• Cardiophorus carduelis (Coleoptera: Elateridae)
• Melanoxanthus near dohrni (Coleoptera: Elateridae)
• Platynuchus^{[ check spelling ]} sp. (Coleoptera: Elateridae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)
• Platycladoxena near angulosa (Coleoptera: Erotylidae)
• Thallisellodes limbooliati (Coleoptera: Erotylidae)
• Cercyon gebieni (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
• Dactylosternum abdominale (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
• Lychnocrepis antricola (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Melyridae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Orthoperidae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae)
• Trox costatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
• Unidentified (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
• Coeloecetes cavernicola (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
• Chelisoches morio (Dermaptera: Forficulidae)
• Chelisoches brevipennis (Dermaptera: Forficulidae)
• Unidentified (Diptera: Cecidomyidae)
• Atrichopogon jacobsoni (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
• Culicoides huffi (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
• Culicoides peregrinus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
• Culicoides prob. arakawai (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
• Forcipomyia spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
• Stilobezzia sp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
• Eusmittia cavernae (Diptera: Chironomidae)
• Paratendipes inarmatus (Diptera: Chironomidae)
• Pentaneura batuensis (Diptera: Chironomidae)
• Podonomus sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae)
• Tricimba batucola (Diptera: Chloropidae)
• Chyromya prob. dubia (Diptera: Chyromyidae)
• Gymnochiromyia sp. (Diptera: Chyromyidae)
• Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
• Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae)
• Uranotaenia sp. (Diptera: Culicidae)
• Condylostylus sp. (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
• Drosophila ananassae (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
• Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
• Desmometopa spp. (Diptera: Milichiidae)
• Leptometopa mcclurei (Diptera: Milichiidae)
• Milichia sp. (Diptera: Milichiidae)
• Phyllomyza cavernae (Diptera: Milichiidae)
• Fannia leucosticta (Diptera: Muscidae)
• Ophyra chalcogaster (Diptera: Muscidae)
• Chetoneura cavernae (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
• Eucampsipoda sundaicum (Diptera: Nycteribiidae)
• Nycteribosca prob. gigantea (Diptera: Nycteribiidae)
• Diploneura peregrina (Diptera: Phoridae)
• Brunettia sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Phlebotomus anodontis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Phlebotomus anondontis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Phlebotomus asperules (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Phlebotomus lutea (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Phlebotomus makati (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Phlebotomus malayica (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Phlebotomus savaiiensis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Phlebotomus stantion (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Psychoda acanthostyla (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Psychoda alternata (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Psychoda aponesos (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Psychoda harrisi (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Psychoda malleola (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Psychoda pellucida (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Psychoda vagabunda (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Sycorax malayensis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Telmatoscopus albipuntatus (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Telmatoscopus kulas (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Telmatoscopus mcclurei (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Trichomyia batu (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Trichomyia malaya (Diptera: Psychodidae)
• Unidentified (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
• Bradysia flagellicornis (Diptera: Sciaridae)
• Bradysia leucocerca (Diptera: Sciaridae)
• Bradysia platytergum (Diptera: Sciaridae)
• Bradysia spp. (Diptera: Sciaridae)
• Bradysia leucocerca (Diptera: Sciaridae)
• Phorodonta malayana (Diptera: Sciaridae)
• Plastosciara near brevicalcarata (Diptera: Sciaridae)
• Soudekia sp. (Diptera: Sciaridae)
• Leptocera brevicostata (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)
• Sargus metallinus (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
• Helius cavernicolus (Diptera: Tipulidae)
• Cleon sp. (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae)
• Myiophanes fluitaria (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
• Unidentified (Hemiptera: Cydnidae)
• Bagauda lucifigus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
• Reduvius gua (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
• Fulvinus brevicornis (Hemiptera: Miridae)
• Apanteles carpatus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
• Apanteles sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
• Aulosaphes sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
• Epitranus lacteipennis (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae)
• Epitranus stantoni (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae)
• Bathroponera rufipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Bathroponera tridentata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Camponotus sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Leptogenys diminuta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Monomorium pharaonis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Paratrechina longicornis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Pheidole javana (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Ponera sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Pristomyrmex sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Hypsicerca cavicola (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
• Hypsicerca fullawayi (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
• Trogaspidia sp. (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)
• Opogona cerodelta (Lepidoptera: Lyonetidae)
• Attacus atlas (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
• Tinea antricola (Lepidoptera: Tineidae)
• Tinea palaechrysis (Lepidoptera: Tineidae)
• Neglurus vitripennis (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)
• Diestrammena gravely (Orthoptera: Gryllacridae)
• Gryllotalpa fulvipes (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)
• Mermecophilus dubius (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)
• Pycnoscelus striatus (Blattodea: Blaberidae)
• Liposcelis sp. (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae)
• Parasoa haploneura (Psocoptera: Lepidopsocidae)
• Psyllipsocus batuensis (Psocoptera: Psyllipsocidae)
• Ectopsocus maindroni (Psocoptera: Peripsocidae)
• Parasoa haploneura (Psocoptera: Forficulidae)
• Thaumapsylla breviceps orientalis (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae)
• Parabathynella malaya (Bathynellacea: Bathynellidae)
• Armadillo intermixtus (Isopoda: Armadillidiidae)
• Philoscia dobakholi (Isopoda: Oniscidae)
• Unidentified (Podocopida: Cyprididae)
• Chaerilus prob. celebensis (Scorpionida: Chactidae)
• Bufo asper (Anura: Bufonidae)
• Bufo melanostictus (Anura: Bufonidae)
• Callula pulchra (Anura: Microhylidae)
• Rana calconota (Squamata: Scincidae)
• Collocalia sp. (Apodiformes: Apodidae)
• Hirundo daurica (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae)
• Myophoneus flavirostris (Passeriformes: Turdidae)
• Taphozous melanopogon (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae)
• Eonycteris spelaea (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)
• Hipposideros armiger debilis (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)
• Hipposideros bicolor (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)
• Hipposideros diadema vicarius (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)
• Hipposideros galiterus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)
• Rhinolophus affinis superans (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)
• Rhinolophus luctus morio (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)
• Myotis mystacinus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
• Rattus rattus jalorensis (Rodentia: Muridae)
• Crocidura malayana (Soricomorpha: Soricidae)
• Elaphe taeniura (Squamata: Colubridae)
• Dryophiops rubescens (Squamata: Colubridae)
• Ahaetulla formosa (Squamata: Colubridae)
• Gecko marmorata (Squamata: Gekkonidae)
• Lygosoma scotophilum (Squamata: Scincidae)
• Paludomus buccula , Paludomus buccula var. minuta (Thiaridae)
• Opeas doveri (Stylommatophora: Stenogyridae)
• Opeas dimorpha (Stylommatophora: Stenogyridae)
• Achatina fulica (Pulmonata: Achatinidae)
• Dugesia sp. (Seriata: Scincidae)

References

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