Biology:Duvalius doriae

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Duvalius doriae
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Duvalius doriae doriae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Duvalius
Species:
D. doriae
Binomial name
Duvalius doriae
(Fairmaire, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anophthalmus doriae Fairmaire, 1859

Duvalius doriae, the Doria's cave beetle, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae.[1][2][3]

Etymology

This species, the first blind beetle found in Italy, was discovered in 1858 in the cave of Cassana in the Eastern Liguria by the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria and by the geologist Giovanni Capellini. The French entomologist Leon Fairmaire named this species Anophthalmus doriae in honor of Giacomo Doria.[4][5]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:[1]

  • Duvalius doriae doriae (Fairmaire, 1859)
  • Duvalius doriae liguricus (Dieck, 1869)

Description

This cave predator ground beetle has no wings or functional eyes.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Italy.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13599000 entry