Bathyscidius orjensis
| Bathyscidius orjensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Leiodidae |
| Subfamily: | Cholevinae |
| Genus: | Bathyscidius |
| Species: | B. orjensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathyscidius orjensis Polak & Jalžić, 2019
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| Bathyscidius orjensis holotype map | |
Bathyscidius orjensis is a species of subterranean beetle in the family Leiodidae.It is found in Montenegro.
Distribution
This species is endemic to southwestern Montenegro. It is known only from its type locality near the village of Kruševice on the southern slope of Orjen Mountain, at an altitude of approximately 750 meters above sea level. The species inhabits the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS), a superficial subterranean habitat within the soil and rocky debris.[1]
References
- ^ Polak, Slavko; Jalžić, Branko (2019-12-31). "Revision of the genus Bathyscidius Jeannel, 1910 (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Leptodirini), with a description of a new subgenus and three new species from Croatia and Montenegro". Natura Croatica. 28 (2). Croatian Natural History Museum: 359–403. doi:10.20302/nc.2019.28.25. ISSN 1330-0520. Retrieved 2025-11-10.