List of fauna of Batu Caves

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 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 (Orthoptera: Blattidae)
 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)

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