Abstract
The cavernicolous and endogeous Coleoptera Carabidae, actually (1972) known from the Anatolian peninsula (here considered together with Armenia, the Caucasus and the mountains of Lebanon), are examined and discussed. They belong to the tribes of Anillini, Trechini (Neotrechus, Aphaenops and Duvalius lines), Pterostichini, Molopini, Sphodrini. The cavernicolous and endogeous Anillini, Pterostichini and Sphodrini from this region have clear relations with the balkanic groups and may be considered as East-Mediterranean faunistic elements. On the contrary, the Trechini of the Neotrechus line are more related to the Caucasian groups, those of the so-called Aphaenops line are endemic of the Caucasus and of the Crimea, and the Duvalius are partly related to the Caucasian species, partly isolated and with uncertain relationships (perhaps with some Greek species or with the Algerian Trechopsis, and perhaps with some species of the Apennines).
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.5.3.12
Recommended Citation
Vigna Taglianti, Augusto.
1973.
Considerazioni sui Carabidi carvernicoli ed engogei dell'Asia Minore (Coleoptera, Carabiae).
International Journal of Speleology,
5: 349-360.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol5/iss3/12
