Baker Station Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus insularis Barr, 1959
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Pseudanophthalmus |
| Species | Pseudanophthalmus insularis Barr, 1959 |
Synonyms
- Pseudanophthalmus tiresias insularis (subjective synonym, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Baker Station Cave, Davidson Co. TN
Range
Known from one county in Tennessee in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- Davidson
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 5 April 2018.
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S1 Critically Imperiled
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
- Barr, T.C., Jr. 1959a. New cave beetles (Carabidae, Trechini) from Tennessee and Kentucky. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 34: 5–30.
- Barr, T.C., Jr. 1980. New species groups of Pseudanophthalmus from the Central Basin of Tennessee (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae). Brimleyana 3: 85–96.
- 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
- Nicholas, G. 1960. Checklist of macroscopic troglobitic organisms of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 123–160. doi:10.2307/2422897
- Niemiller, M.L. & Zigler, K.S. 2013. Patterns of cave biodiversity and endemism in the Appalachians and Interior Plateau of Tennessee, USA. PLOS One 8: e64177. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064177
- Niemiller, M.L., Zigler, K.S., Ober, K.A., Carter, E.T., Engel, A.S., Moni, G., Philips, T.K. & Stephen, C.D.R. 2017. Rediscovery and conservation status of six short-range endemic Pseudanophthalmus cave beetles (Carabidae: Trechini). Insect Conservation and Diversity 10: 495–501. doi:10.1111/icad.12263
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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