Pterostichus coracinus (Newman, 1838)

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Trogloxene

Realm

Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from two counties across two states.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Alabama, Illinois

Counties

Alabama

Jackson

Illinois

Monroe

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

United States

NNR

Canada

N5 Secure

Subnational ranks

Rhode Island

SNR Unranked

Illinois

SNR Unranked

Nova Scotia

S5 Secure

Ontario

S4 Apparently Secure

Prince Edward Island

SU Unrankable

Quebec

SNR Unranked

Newfoundland and Labrador

SU Unrankable

New Brunswick

S5 Secure

Newfoundland and Labrador

S4 Apparently Secure

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

• Hobbs, III., H.H. 1994. Assessment of the ecological resources of the caves of Russell Cave National Monument, Jackson County, Alabama and of selected caves at the Lookout Mountain Unit of Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park, Dade County, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee. 200 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.

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