Cicurina pallida Keyserling, 1887
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Dictynidae |
| Genus | Cicurina |
| Species | Cicurina pallida Keyserling, 1887 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from eight counties across four states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
Counties
- Georgia
- Randolph
- Illinois
- Adams, Jackson, Johnson, Union
- Indiana
- Monroe
- Kentucky
- Estill, Powell
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Banta, A.M. 1907. The fauna of Mayfield's Cave. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 67: 1–114. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60987.
- 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. & 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.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Cicurina pallida Keyserling, 1887. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1589. https://cavebiology.org/species/cicurina-pallida/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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