Garman's Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus horni (Garman, 1892)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Pseudanophthalmus |
| Species | Pseudanophthalmus horni (Garman, 1892) |
Synonyms
- Pseudanophthalmus garmani Jeannel, 1949 (subjective synonym, CoL)
- Pseudanophthalmus minor Jeannel, 1949 (subjective synonym, CoL)
- Anophthalmus horni Garman, 1892 (prior combination, CoL)
- Pseudanophthalmus horni garmani (subjective synonym, CoL)
- Pseudanophthalmus horni minor (subjective synonym, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Reid (=Picadome) Cave, Fayette Co. KY
Range
Known from two counties in Kentucky in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Fayette, Woodford
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- FMNHINS 0000 040 854 · Field Museum of Natural History
- Holotype
- FMNHINS 0000 040 852 · Field Museum of Natural History
- Paratype ×2
- Field Museum of Natural History
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Field Museum of Natural History | 4 |
| C. A. Triplehorn Insect Collection, Ohio State University | 3 |
| Lund University Biological Museum | 1 |
8 cataloged lots in 3 collections. 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 8 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- S2S3 Imperiled to 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
- Barber, H.S. 1928. Two new cave-beetles related to Anophthalmus pusio Horn. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 18: 194–196. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24522530. details
- Barr, T.C., Jr. 2004. A classification and checklist of the genus Pseudanophthalmus Jeannel (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae). Special Publication 11. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, Virginia, USA. 52 pp.
- Bousquet, Y. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys 245: 1–1. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416
- Valentine, J.M. 1932b. A classification of the genus Pseudanophthalmus Jeannel (Fam. Carabidae) with descriptions of new species and notes on distribution. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 47: 261–280. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24332003. details
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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