Pseudanophthalmus valentinei Jeannel, 1949

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 328-329

Pseudanophthalmus valentinei Jeannel, 1949

Pseudanophthalmus valentinei Jeannel, 1949b: 51. Type locality: «Johnson’s cave, à 7 miles S[outh]W[est] de Monterey, sur la route de Sparta, Putnam County, Tennessee" (original citation). Holotype probably in MHNP. Etymology. The specific name was proposed for Joseph Manson Valentine [1902-1994] who was associated for a time with the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and had an interest in cave carabids. In the 1950s Valentine became interested in archaeology, particularly the association between caves and the Mayas (Stuart B. Peck pers. comm. 2008).

Distribution.

This species is found in caves in Putnam and Overton Counties, northern Tennessee (Barr 2004: 28).

Records.

USA: TN