First record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle, genus Croatodirus (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), in Slovenia
The cave hygropetric, an inaccessible subterranean habitat defined by films of water flowing down the cave walls, is renowned for its specialized filter feeding cave beetles. To date, no data on cave hygropetricolous beetles have been known for Slovenia, despite the existence of suitable karst area...
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The cave hygropetric, an inaccessible subterranean habitat defined by films of water flowing down the cave walls, is renowned for its specialized filter feeding cave beetles. To date, no data on cave hygropetricolous beetles have been known for Slovenia, despite the existence of suitable karst areas. This paper reports on the first finding of a hygropetricolous cave beetle in Slovenia. A single female of a species belonging to the genus Croatodirus was discovered in the cave »Brezno treh src« on the Snežnik Plateau. The geomorphology and climate of the sampling site as well as the biology of hygropetricolous cave beetles are briefly described.
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2b4988e65c0472095f97b14e6c8acbc2025-01-29T20:48:24ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812017-12-0119210.14720/ns.19.2.55-61First record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle, genus Croatodirus (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), in SloveniaTeo Delić0University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana The cave hygropetric, an inaccessible subterranean habitat defined by films of water flowing down the cave walls, is renowned for its specialized filter feeding cave beetles. To date, no data on cave hygropetricolous beetles have been known for Slovenia, despite the existence of suitable karst areas. This paper reports on the first finding of a hygropetricolous cave beetle in Slovenia. A single female of a species belonging to the genus Croatodirus was discovered in the cave »Brezno treh src« on the Snežnik Plateau. The geomorphology and climate of the sampling site as well as the biology of hygropetricolous cave beetles are briefly described. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16730hygropetricolous beetlescave hygropetricCroatodirusMt SnežnikBrezno treh srcDinaric Karst |
| spellingShingle | Teo Delić First record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle, genus Croatodirus (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), in Slovenia Natura Sloveniae hygropetricolous beetles cave hygropetric Croatodirus Mt Snežnik Brezno treh src Dinaric Karst |
| title | First record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle, genus Croatodirus (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), in Slovenia |
| title_full | First record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle, genus Croatodirus (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), in Slovenia |
| title_fullStr | First record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle, genus Croatodirus (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), in Slovenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | First record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle, genus Croatodirus (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), in Slovenia |
| title_short | First record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle, genus Croatodirus (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), in Slovenia |
| title_sort | first record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle genus croatodirus coleoptera leiodidae in slovenia |
| topic | hygropetricolous beetles cave hygropetric Croatodirus Mt Snežnik Brezno treh src Dinaric Karst |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16730 |
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