Americina adusta (Loew, 1863)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Scathophagidae
Genus	Americina
Species	Americina adusta (Loew, 1863)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada: NU

Subnational ranks

Manitoba: SU Unrankable
Ontario: S4 Apparently Secure

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

Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176

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

How to cite this account

Americina adusta (Loew, 1863). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2163. https://cavebiology.org/species/americina-adusta/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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