abstract: The discovery of soil-living palpigrads in the "Wilder Kaiser", Tyrol, is the first record of soil-inhabiting forms of this order of arachnids in the Alps. Ecological and zoogeographical implications are discussed. The need for further investigations is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Zoologie der Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mahnert
authors.affiliation: Institut für Zoologie der Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Janetschek