Pygmarrhopalites salemensis Soto-Adames & Taylor, 2013

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Collembola
Order	Symphypleona
Family	Arrhopalitidae
Genus	Pygmarrhopalites
Species	Pygmarrhopalites salemensis Soto-Adames & Taylor, 2013

Synonyms

Pygmarrhopalites salemsis Soto-Adames, FN & Taylor, SJ, 2013 (subjective synonym, CoL)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Troglobiont
Realm: Terrestrial
Troglomorphy: Troglomorphic

Distribution

Type locality

Stemler Cave, St. Clair Co. IL

Range

Known from two counties in Illinois in the Ozarks karst region.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Illinois

Counties

Illinois: Monroe, St. Clair

Karst regions

Ozarks

Conservation and management

Ranks looked up 2 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

Catalogue of Life: 4QP25
GBIF: 10697151
iNaturalist: 335919

References

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 2 August 2026.

How to cite this account

Pygmarrhopalites salemensis Soto-Adames & Taylor, 2013. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0474. https://cavebiology.org/species/pygmarrhopalites-salemensis/ (accessed 18 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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