Perrin's cave beetle
| Perrin's Cave Beetle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Siettitia |
| Species: | S. balsetensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Siettitia balsetensis Abeille de Perrin, 1904 | |
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The Perrin's cave beetle is an extinct freshwater beetle from France.[1] It and Siettitia ayenionensis are the only two species in the genus Siettitia.
This subterranean species was discoloured, its sensory silks were well developed and the eyes were extremely reduced and probably functional. The tracheae of its wing-cases (elytra) were well developed and it absorbed dissolved oxygen through its cuticle.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Siettitia balsetensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 October 2006. Listed as Extinct (EX)
- ↑ Maas, P. 2006. Extinctions in Europe. The Extinction Website.
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