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1.2.3.4.5.6.MEXICAN CAVE BIOLOGY:ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY102by James ReddellAustin, TexasBarr" Thomas C., Jr. 1966. "New species of hodrus fromMexican caves (Coleoptera: Carabidae)." Psyche,Mexis1 3(2):112-115.Mexisphodrus tlama~aensis n.sp. is described from S6tano deTlamaya" San tuisotosi, and M. profundus n.sp. is describedfrom S6tano de la Joya de Salas and a "sinkhole at Rancho delCielo," Tamaulipas. Both are probably troglophiles, but M.profundus is considered to be an "incipient troglobite,," withreduced wings, eyes, and pigmentation.Bolivar y Pieltain" C. 1952. "Un Ozaeninae troglofilo de la Cuevade Los Sabinos" Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi (Mexico)." Ciencia"11(10-12):295-296.A troglophilic carabid of the subfamily Ozaeninae, Pachytelesurrutiai n.sp." is described on the basis of one male and onefemale collected in Cueva de Los Sabinos" San Luis Potosi,Mexico. This subfamily is small and no North American caverecords have been preViously published for it.Bolivar y Pieltain, C." and J. Hendrichs. 1964. "Agoninoscavern:!colas nuevos del genero Rhadine de Nuevo Leon" Coahuila ySan Luis Potosi (MeXico) (Col., Carab.)." Ciencia, 23(1):5-16, lam.I.Four new species of beetle of the genus Rhadine are describedfrom Mexican caves: R. rotgeri n.sp. from Gruta de Cuevacillas,CoahUila; R. medellin! n.sp. from Cueva Carnicero, Maroma, SanLuis PotosT; R. relaezi n.sp. from Cueva Garcia~ Nuevo Leon; andR. boneti n.sp. rom Cueva de La Boca, Nuevo Leon. The two Texascave species, R. howdeni and R. babcocki are considered to besubspecies of ~. araizai, known only from Gruta del Palmito, NuevoLeon. A key to the cavernicolous Rhadine is provided.Bolivar y Pieltain, C., and J. Hendrichs. 1965. "Los Carabidae dela Gruta de Cacahuamilpa (MeXico) con descripci6n de Agonum(Platynus) bilimeki n. sp. y de su larva (Ins., Col.)." Clencia,23(6):225-232" lam. V.The adult and larva of A~onum (Platynus) bilimeki n.sp. aredescribed from Gruta de acahuamIlpa. The carabld beetle,Bembidium unistriatum, also from Gruta de Cacahuamilpa" isredescrlbed and removed to the genus Tachys (Tac~ura). Thefirst species is also recorded from Gruta de Acuthe latter is also recorded from Gruta de la Estrella" Mexico.Cole, Gerald a." and W. L. Minckley. 1966. "Speocirolanathe~dronis" a new species of cirolanid isopod crustacean fromcenral CoahUila" Mexico." Tulane Studies in Zool., 13(1):17-22.Speocirolana thermtdronis n.sp. is described from a thermallapan, Guerrero;spring at Cuatro C engas, Coahuila. A pre-Tertiary origin ispostUlated for the genus. This blind species is troglobitic andis an extension of the range of the genus from southern Tamaulipas.Constantine" Denny G. 1966. "New bat locality records from Oaxaca,Arizona" and Colorado." J. Mammal." 47(1):125-126.This paper includes the following bat records from caves in Oaxaca:Chrotopterus auritus auritus" Mirnon cozumelae, and Lonchorhinaaurlta aurlta.