Duvalius doriae
Duvalius doriae, the Doria's Cave Beetle, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. Etymology. This species, the first blind beetle found in Italy, was discovered in 1858 in the cave of Cassana in the Eastern Liguria by the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria and by the geologist Giovanni Cappellini. The French entomologist Leon Fairmaire named this species "Anophthalmus doriae" in honor of Giacomo Doria. Description. This cave predator ground beetle has no wings or functional eyes. Distribution. This species is endemic to Italy.