Occurrence of cavernicolous ground beetles in Anhui Province, eastern China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae).
Two new species of anophthalmic ground beetles belonging to the subfamily Trechinae are described: Cimmeritodes (Zhecimmerites) parvus Tian & Li,sp. n.andWanoblemus wuiTian & Fang,gen. n., sp. n.Both were discovered in the limestone caves of Anhui Province in eastern China. Cimmeritodes (Zhecimmerites) parvus was found in caves Ziwei Dong, Xianren Dong and Qingtai Dong, whereasWanoblemus wuiwas discovered in cave Baiyun Dong. This is the first record of cavernicolous ground beetles in Anhui Province, eastern China.
College of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230039, China.
Jie
J
Fang
College of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230039, China.
Wenbo
W
Li
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Mingyi
M
Tian
Carabid beetle; new genus; new species; troglobitic