Hidden Life of the Subterranean World

EXPLORING THE SUBTERRANEAN WORLD

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SPECTACULAR EYELESS GROUND BEETLE

Scientific name: Anophthalmus spectabilis

Author and year of description: Joseph, 1871

Family: Carabidae (ground beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Class: Insecta (ectognath insects)

KAMNIK EYELESS GROUND BEETLE

Scientific name: Aphaenopidius kamnikensis

Author and year of description: Drovenik, 1987

Family: Carabidae (ground beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Class: Insecta (ectognath insects)

CAVE SOWBUG

Scientific name: Asellus aquaticus cavernicolus

Author and year of description: Racovitza, 1925

Family:Asellidae (sowbugs)

Order: Isopoda (isopods)

Subphylum: Crustacea (crustaceans)

CAVE FLAT-BACKED MILLIPEDE

Scientific name: Brachydesmus subterraneus

Author and year of description: Heller, 1858

Family: Polydesmidae (flat-backed millipedes)

Class: Diplopoda (millipedes)

Subphylum: Myriapoda (myriapods)

CAVE LEECH

Scientific name: Dina sp. n.

Author and year of description: new species, not described yet

Family: Erpobdellidae (erpobdellid leeches)

Subclass: Hirudinea (leeches)

Phylum: Annelida (segmented worms)

OZIMEC ROUND FUNGUS BEETLE

Scientific name: Graciliella ozimeci

Author and year of description: Njunjić et al., 2016

Family: Leiodidae (round fungus beetles)

Red: Coleoptera (beetles)

Class: Insecta (ectognath insects)

SLENDERNECK BEETLE

Scientific name: Leptodirus hochenwartii

Author and year of description: Schmidt, 1832

Family: Leiodidae (round fungus beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Class: Insecta (ectognath insects)

CAVE SPHAEROMATID

Scientific name: Monolistra spinosa

Author and year of description: Racovitza, 1929

Family: Sphaeromatidae (sphaeromatids)

Order: Isopoda (isopods)

Subphylum: Crustacea (crustaceans)

POSTOJNA CAVE PSEUDOSCORPION

Scientific name: Neobisium spelaeum

Author and year of description: Schiödte, 1847

Family: Neobisiidae (neobisiid pseudoscorpions)

Order: Pseudoscorpiones (pseudoscorpions)

Subclass: Arachnida (arachnids)

SLEDNER-LEGGED EYELESS AMPHIPOD

Scientific name: Niphargus stenopus

Author and year of description: Sket, 1960

Family: Niphargidae (eyeless amphipods)

Order: Amphipoda (amphipods)

Subphylum: Crustacea (crustaceans)

CAVE TWO-PRONGED BRISTLETAIL

Scientific name: Plusiocampa nivea

Author and year of description: Joseph, 1882

Family: Campodeidae (campodeid two-pronged bristletails)

Order: Diplura (two-pronged bristletails)

Class: Entognatha (entognath insects)

OLM

Scientific name: Proteus anguinus

Author and year of description: Laurenti, 1768

Family: Proteidae (olms)

Red:Caudata (caudates)

Razred: Amphibia (amphibians)

GIANT CAVE CIROLANID

Scientific name: Sphaeromides virei

Author and year of description: Brian, 1923

Family: Cirolanidae (cirolanids)

Order: Isopoda (isopods)

Subphylum: Crustacea (crustaceans)

CAVE CELL SPIDER

Scientific name: Stalita taenaria

Author and year of description: Schiödte, 1847

Family: Dysderidae (cell spiders)

Order: Araneae (spiders)

Podrazred: Arachnida (arachinds)

GIANT CAVE TRICHONISCID

Scientific name: Titanethes albus

Author and year of description: Koch, 1841

Family: Trichoniscidae (trihoniscids)

Red: Isopoda (isopods)

Subphylum: Crustacea (crustaceans)

LONG-HORNED VERHOFFIELLA

Scientific name: Verhoeffiella longicornis

Author and year of description: Absolon, 1900

Family: Entomobryidae (entomobryid springtails)

Order: Collembola (springtails)

Class: Entognatha (entognath insects)