Amerizus wingatei (Bland, 1864)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Amerizus |
| Species | Amerizus wingatei (Bland, 1864) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from five counties across four states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Wisconsin
Counties
- Iowa
- Jackson
- Illinois
- Adams
- Kentucky
- Carter, Powell
- Wisconsin
- Richland
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Nova Scotia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 2 July 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.
References
- Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1979. Caves and associated fauna of Eastern Kentucky, Volume 3. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 130 pp.
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Amerizus wingatei (Bland, 1864). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1490. https://cavebiology.org/species/amerizus-wingatei/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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