Spelobia pseudosetaria (Duda, 1918)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Sphaeroceridae
Genus	Spelobia
Species	Spelobia pseudosetaria (Duda, 1918)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Colorado.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Colorado

Counties

Colorado: Larimer

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada: NNR

Ranks looked up 2 July 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

Marshall, S.A. & Fitzgerald, S. 1997. Rudolfina cavernicola, a new species of cave-associated Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) from Colorado and Arizona. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 99: 641–644.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Spelobia pseudosetaria (Duda, 1918). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2056. https://cavebiology.org/species/spelobia-pseudosetaria/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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