Pseudanophthalmus packardi
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| Pseudanophthalmus packardi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Pseudanophthalmus |
| Species: | P. packardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudanophthalmus packardi Barr, 1959 | |
Pseudanophthalmus packardi is a species of beetle found only in the Carter Caves of Kentucky.[2] Individuals are blind and predatory, and remain close to underground streams in caves. They were first discovered in the X Cave in the late 1800s, but were mistaken for another species until Thomas C. Barr discovered its uniqueness in 1957.[3][4]
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