Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Chelicerata
Class	Arachnida
Order	Sarcoptiformes
Family	Tectocepheidae
Genus	Tectocepheus
Species	Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Accidental

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Iowa.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Iowa

Counties

Iowa: Clayton

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada: NNR

Subnational ranks

Nunavut: S3 Vulnerable
Saskatchewan: S4 Apparently Secure
Alberta: S4 Apparently Secure
Yukon: SU Unrankable
Manitoba: SNR Unranked
Northwest Territories: SU Unrankable

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

Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012

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

How to cite this account

Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2993. https://cavebiology.org/species/tectocepheus-velatus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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