Quedius capucinus (Gravenhorst, 1806)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Staphylinidae |
| Genus | Quedius |
| Species | Quedius capucinus (Gravenhorst, 1806) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Barr, T.C., Jr. & Kuehne, R.A. 1971. Ecological studies in the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky. II. The Ecosystem. Annales de Speleologie 26: 47–96. doi:10.5038/1827-806X.3.1.10
How to cite this account
Quedius capucinus (Gravenhorst, 1806). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2011. https://cavebiology.org/species/quedius-capucinus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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