Limnius colchicus Delève 1963

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Higher Taxonomy

Genus Limnius

Family Elmidae

Order Coleoptera

Class Insecta

Subphylum Hexapoda

Phylum Arthropoda

Ecological Group
Troglophile
Distribution
Distr. in Georgia
Garakha Cave Kveda Shakurani Cave Motena Cave Prometheus Cave Shua Shakurani Cave Gupi I Cave (Gupskaya Cave)
IUCN Red List
None
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None
Protection
There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
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Species references

Chertoprud E. S., Borisov R. R., Palatov D. M., Marinskiy V. V., Krylenko S. V., Kovacheva N. P., Pichkhaia I. 2020. Aquatic macro-invertebrate fauna of caves of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and Imereti, western Georgia, Caucasus: Troglobiotic and epigean species complexes, Зоологический журнал, No 3, с. 275–289.

Borisov RR, Chertoprud ES, Palatov DM, Novichkova AA (2021) Variability in macrozoobenthic assemblages along a gradient of environmental conditions in the stream water of karst caves (Lower Shakuranskaya Cave, western Caucasus). Subterranean Biology 39: 107-127. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.39.65733.

Borisov, R. R., Chertoprud, E. S., Palatov, D. M., Novichkova, A. A., Vorobjeva, L. V., & Chertoprud, E. M. (2025). At the edge of darkness and light: macrozoobenthic assemblages of streams in the entrance zone of caves in the Western Caucasus. Subterranean Biology, 53, 73–101. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.53.152803

Comments
Expert
Arnaud Faille
Contact Person
Eter Maghradze
Citation
Barjadze, Sh., Arabuli, T., Mumladze, L., Maghradze, E., Asanidze, Z., Shavadze, L., Gogshelidze M. 2019. Limnius colchicus Delève 1963 Cave Biodiversity of Transcaucasia, Open Access Database. Institute of Zoology at Ilia State University. https://cbg.iliauni.edu.ge/en/taxonomy/show/575 Accessed:
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