Avita Cave Springtail
Sinella avita Christiansen, 1960
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Entomobryidae |
| Genus | Sinella |
| Species | Sinella avita Christiansen, 1960 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Kinnin Cave, Crittenden Co. KY
Range
Known from six counties across five states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Countries
Mexico, United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mexico
Counties
- Illinois
- Johnson
- Kentucky
- Crittenden, Harrison, Livingston
- Mexico
- FELIPE CARRILLO PUERTO, Quintana Roo
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Universidad de Quintana Roo | 3 |
3 cataloged lots in 1 collection. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 3 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3G4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Missouri
- SU Unrankable
Ranks looked up 23 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other resources
References
- Christiansen, K. 1960c. The genus Sinella Brook (Collembola: Entomobryidae) in Nearctic caves. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 53: 481–491. doi:10.1093/aesa/53.4.481
- Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1980. Caves and associated fauna of the Western Kentucky coal field, Volume 2. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 114 pp.
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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