Simple Riverbank Ground Beetle
Bembidion texanum Chaudoir, 1868

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Troglophile

Realm

Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from six counties across three states.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma

Counties

Illinois

Hardin, Jackson, Monroe, Union

Missouri

Perry

Oklahoma

Delaware

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada

NU

United States

NNR

Subnational ranks

Manitoba

SU Unrankable

Illinois

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

• Fenolio, D.B. 2017. 2017 Ozark aquatic subterranean wildlife surveys. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 15 pp.
• Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
• 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.

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