Sulcate-Faced Minute Rove Beetle
Aloconota sulcifrons (Stephens, 1832)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Staphylinidae |
| Genus | Aloconota |
| Species | Aloconota sulcifrons (Stephens, 1832) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from eight counties in Tennessee.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- Blount, Fentress, Jackson, Montgomery, Overton, Pickett, Van Buren, White
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- New Brunswick
- SNA Not Applicable
- Manitoba
- SNA Not Applicable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- SNA Not Applicable
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
- Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. & Lewis, S.L. 2007. A biological reconnaissance of selected caves in the Highland Rim area of central Tennessee. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 42 pp.
- Lewis, J.J., Whitaker, J.O. & Krantz, G.W. 2010. A biological reconnaissance of the invertebrate fauna of twelve Tennessee caves with notes on the guanophilic mites of the genus Macrocheles. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 85: 53–61.
- Mays, J.D. 2002. A systematic approach to sampling the arthropod assemblage of Gregorys Cave, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA. 83 pp.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Aloconota sulcifrons (Stephens, 1832). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1484. https://cavebiology.org/species/aloconota-sulcifrons/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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