Microvelia americana (Uhler, 1884)

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Stygoxene

Realm

Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from five counties across two states.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Georgia, Illinois

Counties

Georgia

Dade

Illinois

La Salle, Monroe, St. Clair, Union

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada

NNR

Subnational ranks

Quebec

SNR Unranked

Prince Edward Island

SU Unrankable

Nova Scotia

SU Unrankable

Ontario

S4 Apparently Secure

New Brunswick

SU Unrankable

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

• Reeves, W.K., Jensen, J.B. & Ozier, J.C. 2000. New faunal and fungal records from caves in Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62: 169–179. https://caves.org/wp-content/uploads/Publications/JCKS/v62/v62n3-Reeves.pdf.
• Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
• Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125

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