Long-Horned Patrobus Beetle
Patrobus longicornis (Say, 1823)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Patrobus |
| Species | Patrobus longicornis (Say, 1823) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from five counties across five states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
- Illinois
- Monroe
- Indiana
- Monroe
- Kentucky
- Todd
- Missouri
- Perry
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
- Saskatchewan
- S3 Vulnerable
- Northwest Territories
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Manitoba
- S3 Vulnerable
- British Columbia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Idaho
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 2 August 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
- Banta, A.M. 1907. The fauna of Mayfield's Cave. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 67: 1–114. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60987. details
- Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1980. Caves and associated fauna of the Western Kentucky coal field, Volume 2. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 114 pp.
- Peck, S.B. 1995. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part II: The insects. National Speleological Society Bulletin 57: 1–19.
- 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 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Patrobus longicornis (Say, 1823). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1899. https://cavebiology.org/species/patrobus-longicornis/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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