Biology:Duvalius

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Short description: Genus of beetles


Duvalius
Carabidae - Duvalius doriae doriae.JPG
Duvalius doriae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Trechini
Genus: Duvalius
Delarouzée, 1859
Synonyms
  • Javorella

Duvalius is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae.[1][2] They are distributed from the Mediterranean area to northwestern China. They typically live in caves and in shallow subterranean spaces. Many species are rare and have very restricted distributions.[3]

Species

The genus includes the following species:[2]


References

  1. "Duvalius Delarouzee, 1859". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/727e07e9-8ad1-4385-9d64-93350e540cc5. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Duvalius Delarouzée, 1859". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8KWRW. 
  3. Zinetti, Francesca; Dapporto, Leonardo; Vanni, Stefano; Magrini, Paolo; Bartolozzi, Luca; Chelazzi, Guido; Ciofi, Claudio (2013). "Application of molecular genetics and geometric morphometrics to taxonomy and conservation of cave beetles in central Italy". Journal of Insect Conservation 17 (5): 921–932. doi:10.1007/s10841-013-9573-9. 

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