Batrisodes valentinei Park, 1951
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Staphylinidae |
| Genus | Batrisodes |
| Species | Batrisodes valentinei Park, 1951 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Goat (=Great) Cave, Madison Co. AL
Range
Known from four counties across two states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson, Madison, Morgan
- Tennessee
- Grundy
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2G4 Imperiled to Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S2 Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other resources
References
- Barr, T.C., Jr. 1966. Some comments on "troglobites of Alabama - the beetles". Huntsville Grotto Newsletter 7: 33–34.
- Godwin, J.C. 2008. Biological inventory of the cave and karst systems of The Nature Conservancy's Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 40 pp.
- Jones, W.B. & Varnedoe, W.W. 1968. Caves of Madison County, Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Circular 52: 1–177.
- Nicholas, G. 1960. Checklist of macroscopic troglobitic organisms of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 123–160. doi:10.2307/2422897
- Nicholas, G. 1966. Troglobites of Alabama - the beetles. Huntsville Grotto Newsletter 7: 29–32.
- Niemiller, M.L. & Zigler, K.S. 2013. Patterns of cave biodiversity and endemism in the Appalachians and Interior Plateau of Tennessee, USA. PLOS One 8: e64177. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064177
- Niemiller, M.L., Zigler, K.S., Hinkle, A., Stephen, C.D.R., Cramphorn, B., Higgs, J., Mann, N., Miller, B.T., Niemiller, K.D.K., Smallwood, K. & Hardy, J. 2023b. The Crystal-Wonder Cave System: a new hotspot of subterranean biodiversity in the southern Cumberland Plateau of south-central Tennessee, USA. Diversity 15: 801. doi:10.3390/d15070801
- Park, O. 1951. Cavernicolous pselaphid beetles of Alabama and Tennessee, with observations on the taxonomy of the family. Geological Survey of Alabama Museum Paper 31: 1–107.
- Park, O. 1956. New or little known species of pselaphid beetles from southeastern United States. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 31: 54–100.
- Park, O. 1958. New or little known species of pselaphid beetles chiefly from southeastern United States. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 33: 39–74.
- Park, O. 1960. Cavernicolous pselaphid beetles of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 66–104. doi:10.2307/2422894
- Peck, S.B. 1995. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part II: The insects. National Speleological Society Bulletin 57: 1–19.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Batrisodes valentinei Park, 1951. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0894. https://cavebiology.org/species/batrisodes-valentinei/ (accessed 18 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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