Biology:Pseudanophthalmus packardi

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Short description: Species of beetle

Pseudanophthalmus packardi

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Pseudanophthalmus
Species:
P. packardi
Binomial name
Pseudanophthalmus packardi
Barr, 1959

Pseudanophthalmus packardi is a species of beetle found only in the Carter Caves of Kentucky.[2] Individuals are blind and predatory, and remain close to underground streams in caves. They were first discovered in the X Cave in the late 1800s, but were mistaken for another species until Thomas C. Barr discovered its uniqueness in 1957.[3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14184403 entry