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Duvalius abyssimus

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Duvalius abyssimus
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D. abyssimus
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Duvalius abyssimus
Reboleira & Ortuño, 2014

Duvalius abyssimus is a species of beetle first described in 2014 by biologists Ana Sofia Reboleira and Vicente Ortuño. The beetle is native to the Krubera Cave in Abkhazia. It has a length of around 6 millimeters and has no wings, functional eyes or body pigment. It was discovered during expeditions of the Ibero-Russian Cavex Team to Krubera-Vorónia (the deepest cave in the world) in 2010 and 2013.[1]

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