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
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. 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. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
- Peck, S.B. 1995. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part II: The insects. National Speleological Society Bulletin 57: 1–19.
- 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.
How to cite this account
Patrobus longicornis (Say, 1823). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1899. https://cavebiology.org/species/patrobus-longicornis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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