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
Rhode Island: SNR Unranked
Indiana: 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

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.

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

How to cite this account

Bradycellus rupestris (Say, 1823). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1535. https://cavebiology.org/species/bradycellus-rupestris/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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