Publication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
NSS Bulletin, The National Speleological Society, Volume 36, Issue 1, p.1-3 (1974)Call Number:
A74PEC01IDUSURL:
https://caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V36/v36n1-Peck-Idaho.htmKeywords:
Glacicavicola bathyscioides, Idaho lava tube beetleAbstract:
Glacicavicola bathyscioides Westcott beetles were kept in laboratory culture. Indirect evidence suggests that the beetles in culture fed on arthropod remains. Of 52 individuals, eight still were alive two years after capture. They may live, in nature, at least 3 years as adults. Immature stages are not known. Some of the caves in which the beetle is presently known to occur probably were occupied less than 2,000 years ago. Their present range, 186 km maximum diameter, was attained during the Wisconsinan glaciation by overland dispersal.
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Reference Code: A74PEC01IDUS
Full Citation: Peck, S. B. 1974. Biology of the Idaho lava tube beetle, Glacicavicola. NSS Bulletin 36(1): 1-3.
Location: ANIMAL EF: GLACICAVICOLA BATHYSCIOIDES