Autochthon Slovenian Cave Beetle Bearing Singular Name of Hitler

Ljubljana, 29 August - There are more than 100 species of cave beetles in Slovenia, and among the thousands of insects that are populating the country there is one which did not have much luck. It is a species belonging to the Anophthalmus group and is known to dwell in some 15 caves in central Slovenia. To prove the fact that destiny does have a sense of irony, the beetle takes its name after the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

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