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Duvalius Abyssimus
''Duvalius abyssimus'' is a species of beetle first described in 2014 by biologists Ana Sofia Reboleira and Vicente Ortuño. The beetle is native to the Krubera Cave in the Arabika Massif, Western Caucasus The Western Caucasus is a western region of the Caucasus in Southern Russia, extending from the Black Sea to Mount Elbrus. World Heritage Site The Western Caucasus includes a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising the extreme western e .... It was discovered during expeditions to Krubera-Vorónia in 2010 (the deepest cave in the world at the time). Habitat The specimens were found in the upper part of the cave, at 60 meters depth. In this part of the cave, temperature is about 3 °C and humidity is 100%. Description ''Duvalius abyssimus'' measure in total body length. The eyes are reduced. References Trechinae Cave beetles Beetles of Europe Endemic fauna of Georgia (country) Beetles described in 2014 {{Trechinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Sofia Reboleira
Ana Sofia Pereira Serrenho Reboleira (born October 6, 1980, in Caldas da Rainha) is a Portuguese biologist and speleologist, best known for her discovery of over 70 species of flora and fauna, and the description of 17 new taxa, and for her exploration work at the Krubera Cave Krubera Cave ( ab, Ӡоу Аҳаҧы, ka, კრუბერის გამოქვაბული or კრუბერის ღრმული, tr; also known as Voronya Cave, sometimes spelled Voronja Cave) is the second-deepest-known c .... References 1980 births Living people Portuguese biologists Speleologists {{Portugal-scientist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Description
A species description is a formal description of a newly discovered species, usually in the form of a scientific paper. Its purpose is to give a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it differs from species that have been described previously or are related. In order for species to be validly described, they need to follow guidelines established over time. Zoological naming requires adherence to the ICZN code, plants, the ICN, viruses ICTV, and so on. The species description often contains photographs or other illustrations of type material along with a note on where they are deposited. The publication in which the species is described gives the new species a formal scientific name. Some 1.9 million species have been identified and described, out of some 8.7 million that may actually exist. Millions more have become extinct throughout the existence of life on Earth. Naming process A name of a new species becomes valid (available in zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krubera Cave
Krubera Cave ( ab, Ӡоу Аҳаҧы, ka, კრუბერის გამოქვაბული or კრუბერის ღრმული, tr; also known as Voronya Cave, sometimes spelled Voronja Cave) is the second-deepest-known cave on Earth, after the Veryovkina Cave. It is located in the Arabika Massif of the Gagra Range of the Western Caucasus, in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. The difference in elevation of the highest cave entrance (Arbaika) and its deepest explored point is . It became the deepest-known cave in the world in 2001 when the expedition of the Ukrainian Speleological Association reached a depth of which exceeded the depth of the previous deepest-known cave, Lamprechtsofen, in the Austrian Alps, by . In 2004, for the first time in the history of speleology, the Ukrainian Speleological Association expedition reached a depth greater than , and explored the cave to . Ukrainian diver Gennadiy Samokhin extended the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabika Massif
Arabika Massif (Arabika) is a glacially eroded karst outcropping of the Gagra Range, Abkhazia in the West Caucasus, by the city of Gagra. The highest elevation - mountain Arabika is .Mta Arabika Geology The 13-km-long massif is composed of and s that[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Caucasus
The Western Caucasus is a western region of the Caucasus in Southern Russia, extending from the Black Sea to Mount Elbrus. World Heritage Site The Western Caucasus includes a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising the extreme western edge of the Caucasus Mountains. As stated by the UNESCO specialists, it is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact. Its habitats are exceptionally varied for such a small area, ranging from lowlands to glaciers. The site is situated 50 km to the north from the Russian resort of Sochi. Biosphere Reserve The Western Caucasus also contains the Caucasus Nature Reserve (Russian Кавказский государственный природный биосферный заповедник), nature reserve (IUCN management category Ia ) set up by the Soviet government in Krasnodar Krai, Adygea and Karachay–Cherkessia in 1924 to preserve some 85 m-high specimens of the Nordmann Fir ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Deepest Caves
This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth . The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point. See also *List of caves *List of deepest mines * List of longest caves * List of sinkholes * Show cave * Speleology External links World's Deepest Caves References {{DEFAULTSORT:Deepest caves Deepest Caves Caves A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ... Vertical position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trechinae
Trechinae is a subfamily in the ground beetle family, Carabidae. Genera The subfamily includes the following genera: * '' Accoella'' Uéno, 1990 * '' Acheroniotes'' Lohai & Lakota, 2010 * '' Adriaphaenops'' Noesske, 1928 * '' Aepiblemus'' Belousov & Kabak, 1993 * '' Aepopsis'' Jeannel, 1922 * '' Aepus'' Leach, 1819 * '' Afrotachys'' Basilewsky, 1958 * '' Agonotrechus'' Jeannel, 1923 * '' Agostinia'' Jeannel, 1928 * '' Alanorites'' Belousov, 1998 * '' Albanotrechus'' Casale & V.B. Gueorguiev, 1994 * '' Allegrettia'' Jeannel, 1928 * '' Allotrechiama'' Uéno, 1970 * '' Amblystogenium'' Enderlein, 1905 * '' Amerizus'' Chaudoir, 1868 – including ''Gnatholymnaeum'' * '' Ameroduvalius'' Valentine, 1952 * '' Anchotrechus'' Jeannel, 1927 * '' Andinorites'' Mateu & Belles, 1980 * '' Andinotrechus'' Mateu, 1981 * '' Angustanillus'' Baehr & Main, 2016 * '' Anillidius'' Jeannel, 1928 * '' Anillinus'' Casey, 1918 * '' Anillodes'' Jeannel, 1963 * '' Anillopsidius'' Coiffait, 1969 * '' Anillo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave Beetles
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the Earth#Surface, ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, that extend a relatively short distance into the rock and they are called ''exogene'' caves. Caves which extend further underground than the opening is wide are called ''endogene'' caves. Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the cave environment. Visiting or exploring caves for recreation may be called Caving, ''caving'', ''potholing'', or ''spelunking''. Formation types The formation and development of caves is known as ''speleogenesis''; it can occur over the course of millions of years. Caves can range widely in size, and are formed by various geological processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, erosion by water, tectonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetles Of Europe
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly hard exos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of Georgia (country)
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are Indigenous (ecology), indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example ''Cytisus, Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. ''Enidae, Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a Invasive species, non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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