Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle
Stygoparnus comalensis Barr & Spangler, 1992
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Dryopidae |
| Genus | Stygoparnus |
| Species | Stygoparnus comalensis Barr & Spangler, 1992 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Texas in the Edwards Plateau and Balcones karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Texas
Counties
- Texas
- Comal
Karst regions
Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×4
- Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Texas A&M University | 6 |
| Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History | 4 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 2 |
| University of Texas, Biodiversity Center, Entomology Collection | 2 |
14 cataloged lots in 4 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 14 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 14 May 2009.
Subnational ranks
- Texas
- 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
Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, listed in 1997.
Federal: Endangered
Other resources
References
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
How to cite this account
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