Sulcate-Faced Minute Rove Beetle
Aloconota sulcifrons (Stephens, 1832)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Staphylinidae |
| Genus | Aloconota |
| Species | Aloconota sulcifrons (Stephens, 1832) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from eight counties in Tennessee.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- Blount, Fentress, Jackson, Montgomery, Overton, Pickett, Van Buren, White
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- New Brunswick
- SNA Not Applicable
- Manitoba
- SNA Not Applicable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- SNA Not Applicable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Lewis, J.J. 2005. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. & Lewis, S.L. 2007. A biological reconnaissance of selected caves in the Highland Rim area of central Tennessee. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 42 pp.
- Lewis, J.J., Whitaker, J.O. & Krantz, G.W. 2010. A biological reconnaissance of the invertebrate fauna of twelve Tennessee caves with notes on the guanophilic mites of the genus Macrocheles. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 85: 53–61.
- Mays, J.D. 2002. A systematic approach to sampling the arthropod assemblage of Gregorys Cave, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA. 83 pp.
How to cite this account
Aloconota sulcifrons (Stephens, 1832). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1484. https://cavebiology.org/species/aloconota-sulcifrons/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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