Bathyscidius orjensis

Bathyscidius orjensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Leiodidae
Subfamily:	Cholevinae
Tribe:	Leptodirini
Genus:	Bathyscidius
Species:	B. orjensis
Binomial name
	Bathyscidius orjensis; Polak & Jalžić, 2019
	Bathyscidius orjensis holotype map

Last updated November 11, 2025

Bathyscidius orjensis is a species of subterranean beetle in the family Leiodidae.It is found in Montenegro.

Distribution

This species is endemic to southwestern Montenegro. It is known only from its type locality near the village of Kruševice on the southern slope of Orjen Mountain, at an altitude of approximately 750 meters above sea level. The species inhabits the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS), a superficial subterranean habitat within the soil and rocky debris.^[1]

References

↑ Polak, Slavko; Jalžić, Branko (2019-12-31). "Revision of the genus Bathyscidius Jeannel, 1910 (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Leptodirini), with a description of a new subgenus and three new species from Croatia and Montenegro". Natura Croatica. 28 (2). Croatian Natural History Museum: 359–403. doi: 10.20302/nc.2019.28.25 . ISSN 1330-0520 . Retrieved 2025-11-10.

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[1] Polak, Slavko; Jalžić, Branko (2019-12-31). "Revision of the genus Bathyscidius Jeannel, 1910 (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Leptodirini), with a description of a new subgenus and three new species from Croatia and Montenegro". Natura Croatica. 28 (2). Croatian Natural History Museum: 359–403. doi: 10.20302/nc.2019.28.25 . ISSN 1330-0520 . Retrieved 2025-11-10.

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