Dicranomyia humidicola Osten Sacken, 1860
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Limoniidae |
| Genus | Dicranomyia |
| Species | Dicranomyia humidicola Osten Sacken, 1860 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Larue
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNR
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Maxwell, E. & Higgs, J.P. 2024. A biological inventory of Sinking Spring Cave at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Larue County, Kentucky, USA. U.S. National Park Service, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA. 21 pp.
- 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
How to cite this account
Dicranomyia humidicola Osten Sacken, 1860. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2372. https://cavebiology.org/species/dicranomyia-humidicola/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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