Catopocerus jonesi Peck, 1975
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Catopocerus |
| Species | Catopocerus jonesi Peck, 1975 |
Synonyms
- Ptomaphagus jonesi (Peck, 1979) (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Eudy Cave, Marshall Co. AL
Range
Known from three counties in Alabama in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson, Marshall, Morgan
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 32229 · Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 1 |
1 cataloged lot 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 1 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
Global rank last reviewed na.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
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
- Peck, S.B. 1974a. The eyeless Catopocerus beetles (Leiodidae) of eastern North America. Psyche 81: 377–397.
- Peck, S.B. 1995. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part II: The insects. National Speleological Society Bulletin 57: 1–19.
- Peck, S.B. & Cook, J. 2011. Systematics, distributions and bionomics of the Catopocerini (eyeless soil fungivore beetles) of North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Catopocerinae). Zootaxa 3077: 1–118. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3077.1.1
- Peck, S.B. & Newton, A.F. 2017. An annotated catalog of the Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of the Nearctis Region (continental North America north of Mexico). The Coleopterists Bulletin 71: 211–258. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.211
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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