Stenolophus ochropezus (Say, 1823)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Stenolophus |
| Species | Stenolophus ochropezus (Say, 1823) |
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
Missouri, Tennessee
Counties
- Missouri
- Perry
- Tennessee
- Van Buren
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
- Manitoba
- S3 Vulnerable
- New Brunswick
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Saskatchewan
- SU Unrankable
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
- Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 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.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Stenolophus ochropezus (Say, 1823). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2062. https://cavebiology.org/species/stenolophus-ochropezus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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