Telomerina cana Marshall & Roháček, 1984

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Sphaeroceridae
Genus	Telomerina
Species	Telomerina cana Marshall & Roháček, 1984

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Troglophile
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from two counties across two states.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Alabama, Tennessee

Counties

Alabama: Marshall
Tennessee: Marion

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Marshall, S.A. & Rohacek, J.R. 1984. A revision of the genus Telomerina Rohacek (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae). Systematic Entomology 9: 127–163. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1984.tb00511.x
Peck, S.B. 1995. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part II: The insects. National Speleological Society Bulletin 57: 1–19.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Telomerina cana Marshall & Roháček, 1984. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2072. https://cavebiology.org/species/telomerina-cana/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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