Polycentropus elarus Ross, 1944
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Trichoptera |
| Family | Polycentropodidae |
| Genus | Polycentropus |
| Species | Polycentropus elarus Ross, 1944 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Elliott
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
- United States
- N3 Vulnerable
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- New Hampshire
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- New Jersey
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 2 July 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
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Polycentropus elarus Ross, 1944. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2836. https://cavebiology.org/species/polycentropus-elarus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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