First blind daddy long-legs spiders from Australia and Réunion (Araneae, Pholcidae)

Daddy long-legs spiders are common inhabitants of tropical and subtropical caves around the globe. Numerous species have evolved troglomorphisms, including loss body pigments eyes. Here we describe first troglomorphic pholcids from Australia Réunion. Belisana coblynau Huber & Clark, sp. nov. was extracted mining boreholes in arid West Australian Pilbara region. It represents a genus that is widespread forests South Southeast Asia, reaching north east Australia. thus presumably relict whose epigean ancestor lived area before aridification starting early Cenozoic. Buitinga ifrit Cazanove, collected Grotte de La Tortue on Réunion, one oldest lava tubes island (~300,000 years). Congeneric known East Africa, does not seem to reached Madagascar. Since Pholcidae do balloon, now extinct probably by highly accidental means (such as rafts or storms).