original scientific paper / izvorni znanstveni rad TWO NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF APHAENOPSOID CAVE-DWELLING TRECHINI BEETLES FROM CROATIA AND MONTENEGRO (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE: TRECHINAE) ROMAN LOHAJ 1 &JÁN LAKOTA 2 1 Institute of Forensic Sciences, Kuzmányho 8, SK-041 02 Ko{ice, Slovakia (e-mail: roman.lohaj@minv.sk, rlohaj@gmail.com) 2 Generála Milo{a Vesela 5304/1, SK-034 01 Ru`omberok, Slovakia (e-mail: jan.lakota@stonline.sk) Lohaj, R. & Lakota, J.: Two new genera and species of aphaenopsoid cave-dwelling Trechini beetles from Croatia and Montenegro (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae). Nat. Croat., Vol. 19, No. 1, 77–97, 2010, Zagreb. Two new genera of cave-dwelling aphaenopsoid Trechini beetles, Jalzicaphaenops gen. nov. poljaki sp. nov. from Dumen~i}a {pilja (cave) near Rakovica (central Croatia) and Acheroniotes gen. nov. mlejneki sp. nov. from pits on Prekornica mountain range (central Montenegro) are described and il- lustrated. Both new genera are characterized by the presence of posterior pronotal setae, Jalzi- caphaenops gen. nov. also by the presence of a pair of setae on pronotal disc. The key to the identifi- cation of all hitherto known aphaenopsoid Trechini genera from Dinarids is given. Data on the distribution and ecology of these remarkable genera, complemented with descriptions of the type localities are also provided. Key words: Jalzicaphaenops gen. nov. poljaki sp. nov., Acheroniotes gen. nov. mlejneki sp. nov., new genus, new species, subterranean environment, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae, taxonomy, Pre- kornica Mts., Croatia, Montenegro Lohaj, R. & Lakota, J.: Dva nova roda i vrste afenopsoidnih kornja{a iz Hrvatske i Crne Gore (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae). Nat. Croat., Vol. 19, No. 1, 77–97, 2010, Zagreb. U radu se opisuju i ilustriraju dva nova roda {piljskih afenopsoidnih kornja{a iz skupine Trechi- ni, Jalzicaphaenops gen. nov. poljaki sp. nov. iz Dumen~i}a {pilje kraj Rakovice (sredi{nja Croatia) i Acheroniotes gen. nov. mlejneki sp. nov. iz jama s masiva Prekornice (sredi{nja Crna Gora). Oba roda zna~ajna su po posteriornim pronotalnim ~ekinjama, a Jalzicaphaenops gen. nov. tako|er i po paru ~ekinja na pronotalnom disku. Daje se klju~ za determinaciju svih dosad poznatih rodova trehina s Dinarida. Tako|er se daju podaci o rasprostranjenosti i ekologiji ovih izuzetnih rodova, uz opise tipskih lokaliteta. Klju~ne rije~i: Jalzicaphaenops gen. nov. poljaki sp. nov., Acheroniotes gen. nov. mlejneki sp. nov., novi rod, nova vrsta, podzemlje, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae, taksonomija, planina Prekor- nica, Hrvatska, Crna Gora NAT. CROAT. VOL. 19 No 1 77–97 ZAGREB June 30, 2010 Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, Zagreb, Croatia