Abstract
The author makes some considerations on troglobitic and endogeous world Histeridae. All these species present extreme reduction of eyes or are completely blind; all are wingless and only one is brachipterous. The Histeridae described here belong to the following genera: Speleacritus Jeannel and Spelaeabraeus Moro (Abraeinae), Sardulus Patrizi, Bacanius Le Conte, Troglobacanius Vomero and Geoculus Wenzel. (Dendrophilinae, Bacanius group). Finally some considerations on troglophylic and guanobitic Histeridae are made, reporting the recent discovery of a new genus and of some new species belonging to guanobitic biocoenosis of Mexican tropical caves.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.5.3.13
Recommended Citation
Vomero, Vincenzo.
1973.
Stato attuale delle conoscenze sugli Histeridae ipogei.
International Journal of Speleology,
5: 361-367.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol5/iss3/13
