Bathyscidius is a genus of subterranean beetles in the family Leiodidae.It is endemic to Western Balkans.
Species Bathyscidius consists of at least 10 species:
Bathyscidius basarai D. Čeplík, Lakota & J. Čeplík, 2021 (Albania) Bathyscidius crnagorensis Fresneda, J., Giachino, P.M., Salgado, J.M., Faille, A., Bourdeau, C., Cieslak, A. & Ribera, I., 2024 (Montenegro) Bathyscidius fallaciosus Polak & Jalžić, 2019 (Croatia) Bathyscidius komajiensis Polak & Jalžić, 2019 (Croatia) Bathyscidius mikati Udržal, 1995 (Serbia) Bathyscidius mljetensis Polak & Jalžić, 2019 (Mljet Island, Croatia) Bathyscidius orjensis Polak & Jalžić, 2019 (Montenegro) Bathyscidius rambouseki Knirsch, 1931 (North Macedonia) Bathyscidius rotundum Dall, 1927 (Croatia) Bathyscidius tomoricensis Müller, 1922 (Albania) Bathyscidius tristiculus Apfelbeck, 1905 (Croatia)
Bathyscidius remyi was originally described as a distinct species within the genus Bathyscidius. However, a subsequent taxonomic revision resulted in its transfer to the genus Laneyriella, where it is now considered a synonym of the species Laneyriella andrijevicensis.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Slavko-Polak/publication/339345708_Revision_of_the_genus_Bathyscidius_Jeannel_1910_Coleoptera_Leiodidae_Cholevinae_Leptodirini_with_a_description_of_a_new_subgenus_and_three_new_species_from_Croatia_and_Montenegro/links/5f7334a9a6fdcc0086450a96/Revision-of-the-genus-Bathyscidius-Jeannel-1910-Coleoptera-Leiodidae-Cholevinae-Leptodirini-with-a-description-of-a-new-subgenus-and-three-new-species-from-Croatia-and-Montenegro.pdf?origin=publication_detail&_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uRG93bmxvYWQiLCJwcmV2aW91c1BhZ2UiOiJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbiJ9fQ
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