Trechus cumberlandus

Trechus cumberlandus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Trechinae.[1] It was described by Barr in 1962.[1]

Trechus cumberlandus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Trechus
Species:
T. cumberlandus
Binomial name
Trechus cumberlandus
Barr, 1962

Trechus cumberlandus has a length ranging from 3.4 mm to 3.8 mm and has a brownish black colouration.[2] Their elytra have only faint ridges.[2]

Their common habitat is caves with high humidity.[2]

References

  1. "Trechus Clairville, 1806". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  2. Barr, Thomas C. (1962). "The Genus Trechus (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechini) in the Southern Appalachians". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 16(3): 65–92. JSTOR 3998973 via JSTOR.


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