Carolyn's Cave Springtail
Pygmarrhopalites carolynae (Christiansen & Bellinger, 1996)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Symphypleona |
| Family | Arrhopalitidae |
| Genus | Pygmarrhopalites |
| Species | Pygmarrhopalites carolynae (Christiansen & Bellinger, 1996) |
Synonyms
- Pygmarrhopalites carolinae Soto-Adames, FN & Taylor, SJ, 2013 (subjective synonym, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Wildcat Saltpetre Cave, Wise Co. VA
Range
Known from six counties across four states across three karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe
- Virginia
- Augusta, Bath, Highland, Lee, Wise
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 25 February 2013.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
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. & Bellinger, P. 1996b. Cave Arrhopalites: new to science. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 58: 168–180. https://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V58/V58N3-Christiansen.pdf. details
- Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.
- Soto-Adames, F.N. & Taylor, S.J. 2013. New species and new records of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) from caves in the Salem Plateau of Illinois, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 75: 146–175. doi:10.4311/2011LSC0257
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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