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Anillinus alleni
Anillinus alleni is a minute ground beetle species described in 2017 from the southeastern United States. As a member of the tribe Anillina within Carabidae, it belongs to a group of extremely small, eyeless or nearly eyeless beetles adapted to subterranean or deep soil habitats. The genus Anillinus comprises numerous species with limited distributions, many described only in recent decades as taxonomic attention has focused on this previously overlooked fauna.
Anillinus barberi
Anillinus barberi is a small carabid beetle in the tribe Bembidiini, described by Jeannel in 1963. It belongs to a genus of minute ground beetles characterized by reduced or absent eyes and elongated appendages adapted for subterranean life. The species is known from the United States and is part of a poorly studied group of beetles with limited published ecological data.
Anillinus erwini
Anillinus erwini is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae, first described by Sokolov and Carlton in 2004. It is a member of the tribe Anillina, a group of small, often eyeless or reduced-eye beetles adapted to subterranean or cryptic habitats. The species is known from the United States and is part of a genus containing numerous species with limited distributions.
Anillinus folkertsi
Anillinus folkertsi is a small ground beetle in the tribe Anillini (Carabidae), described from Alabama in 2004. Species in this genus are typically minute, eyeless or with reduced eyes, and adapted to life in soil and leaf litter habitats. The genus Anillinus is part of a diverse radiation of anilline ground beetles in eastern North America.
Anillinus moseleyae
Anillinus moseleyae is a small ground beetle described in 2004 from the southeastern United States. It belongs to the genus Anillinus, a group of minute, eyeless or reduced-eye beetles adapted to subterranean and soil-dwelling habitats. The species was named in honor of an individual (Moseley), following standard patronymic conventions. Like other members of the subtribe Anillina, it is presumed to inhabit deep soil, leaf litter, or cave-associated environments, though specific ecological details remain limited.
Pseudanophthalmus pusio
Ellett Valley Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus pusio is a troglobitic ground beetle endemic to cave systems in the eastern United States. First described by George Henry Horn in 1869, it belongs to a genus of eyeless, pigmentless beetles specialized for subterranean life. The species is known from limited localities in Virginia and represents one of many narrow-range endemics within this genus. Its common name references Ellett Valley in Montgomery County, Virginia, where the type locality is situated.