Rock-Dwelling Harp Ground Beetle
Bradycellus rupestris (Say, 1823)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Bradycellus |
| Species | Bradycellus rupestris (Say, 1823) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- New Brunswick
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- RI
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Hobbs, III., H.H. 1994. Assessment of the ecological resources of the caves of Russell Cave National Monument, Jackson County, Alabama and of selected caves at the Lookout Mountain Unit of Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park, Dade County, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee. 200 pp.
How to cite this account
Bradycellus rupestris (Say, 1823). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1535. https://cavebiology.org/species/bradycellus-rupestris/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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