Anillinus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 60 described species in Anillinus, from the southeastern United States. They range from the east coast as far west as Texas and Oklahoma. Two species, Anillinus magnus and Anillinus minor, have been described from Brazil, although validity of these species has been questioned.
Like other members of the subtribe Anillina, the species of Anillinus are blind, wingless, and small, typically 3 mm long or less. They live in deep forest litters, under rocks or in soil, or in caves as true troglobites.
Anillinus species tend to have extremely localized distributions, with a relatively large number of species in a few states. They have a geologically recent history of lineage diversification. This provides a valuable source of biogeographic information used in modeling evolutionary systems of regional biotas.
The genus Anillinus remains one of the most incompletely known genera of ground beetles in the United States. In just the 20 years from 2003 to 2023, the number of known species of Anillinus increased from 11 to 63 species.
Species These 65 species belong to the genus Anillinus:
Anillinus acutipennis Sokolov & Reddell, 2014 Anillinus affabilis (Brues, 1902) Anillinus aleyae Sokolov & Watrous, 2008 Anillinus alleni Sokolov & Carlton, 2017 Anillinus balli Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus barberi Jeannel, 1963 Anillinus barri Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus campbelli Giachino, 2011 Anillinus carltoni Sokolov, 2011 Anillinus cavicola Sokolov, 2012 Anillinus chandleri Sokolov, 2011 Anillinus cherokee Sokolov & Carlton, 2008 Anillinus chilhowee Sokolov, 2011 Anillinus cieglerae Sokolov & Carlton, 2007 Anillinus clinei Sokolov, 2020 Anillinus comalensis Sokolov & Reddell, 2014 Anillinus cornelli Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus daggyi Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus davidsoni Sokolov, 2012 Anillinus depressus (Jeannel, 1963) Anillinus docwatsoni Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus dohrni (Ehlers, 1884) Anillinus elongatus Jeannel, 1963 Anillinus erwini Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus felicianus Sokolov, 2021 Anillinus folkertsi Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus folkertsioides Sokolov, 2020 Anillinus forthoodensis Sokolov & Reddell, 2014 Anillinus fortis (G.Horn, 1869) Anillinus gimmeli Sokolov & Carlton, 2010 Anillinus hildebrandti Sokolov, 2020 Anillinus hirsutus Sokolov, 2012 Anillinus humicolus Sokolov, 2020 Anillinus indianae Jeannel, 1963 Anillinus inexpectatus Sokolov, 2014 Anillinus juliae Sokolov & Carlton, 2010 Anillinus kingi Sokolov, 2012 Anillinus kovariki Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus langdoni Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus lescheni Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus longiceps Jeannel, 1963 Anillinus loweae Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus magazinensis Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus magnus Zaballos & Mateu, 1998 Anillinus merritti Sokolov & Carlton, 2010 Anillinus minor Zaballos & Mateu, 1998 Anillinus moseleyae Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus murrayae Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus nantahala Dajoz, 2005 Anillinus pecki Giachino, 2011 Anillinus pusillus Sokolov & Carlton, 2007 Anillinus relictus Sokolov, 2021 Anillinus robisoni Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus sinuaticollis Jeannel, 1963 Anillinus sinuatus (Jeannel, 1963) Anillinus smokiensis Sokolov, 2011 Anillinus steevesi Barr, 1995 Anillinus stephani Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus tishechkini Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 Anillinus tombarri Sokolov, 2012 Anillinus turneri Jeannel, 1963 Anillinus unicoi Sokolov, 2011 Anillinus valentinei (Jeannel, 1963) Anillinus virginiae Jeannel, 1963 Anillinus wisemanensis Sokolov & Reddell, 2014
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