The first specimens of Augustia weiratheri were collected by the biospeleologist Leo Weirather, from a cave in Čvrsnica that he nicknamed "Vuk jama". Weirather obscured his collection localities using code names to guard them against less scrupulous collectors.
The initial examples of Augustia weiratheri were gathered by biospeleologist Leo Weirather, from a cave in Čvrsnica that he labeled as "Vuk jama". Weirather concealed his collection locations using pseudonyms to shield them against unscrupulous collectors.