Separated for 20 million years: Blind beetle from Bulgarian caves clarifies questions
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 08:31
in Biology & Nature
One of the smallest ever cave-dwelling ground beetles (Carabidae), has recently been discovered in two caves in the Rhodopi Mountains, Bulgaria, and described under the name Paralovricia beroni. The beetle is completely blind and is only 1.8-2.2 mm long. The study was published in the open access journal ZooKeys.