Cave dung fly
Spelobia tenebrarum (Aldrich, 1897)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Sphaeroceridae |
| Genus | Spelobia |
| Species | Spelobia tenebrarum (Aldrich, 1897) |
Synonyms
Limosina stygia Coquillett, 1897
Limosina tenebrarum Aldrich, 1897
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Wyandotte Cave, Crawford Co. IN
Range
Known from 13 states across three karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Specimens
Type material
- Lectotype
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 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
G5 Secure
Global rank last reviewed 2010.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S2 Imperiled
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S4S5 Apparently Secure to Secure
- Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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