title: A new cavernicolous assassin bug of the genus Bagauda Bergroth (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from the Western Ghats, India.
abstract: A new cavernicolous, thread-legged assassin bug, Bagauda ernstmayri sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae), collected from a cave near Satara, in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India, is described. Its interaction with the web of an uloborid spider Zosis geniculata (Olivier, 1789) (Araneae: Uloboridae) is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hemi Terrace Bldg., Behind Ellora Palace, Balajinagar, Pune-411043, India.; Email: sskspider@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Siddharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: PG Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune 411005, India.; Email: hemantghate@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hemant V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Ghate
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014224:Triatoma / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development