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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaHexapodaInsectaColeopteraTenebrionidaeEleodes

Eleodes microps Aalbu et al., 2012

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Tenebrionidae
Genus Eleodes
Species Eleodes microps Aalbu et al., 2012

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class
Troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Troglomorphy
Troglomorphic

Distribution

Range

Known from California in the Other karst region.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

California

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Karst regions

Other

Genetics

Molecular resources

MarkerMoleculeSequences LengthExemplar
other unknown 2 348-750 bp OM747279.1
18S nuclear 1 341-341 bp OM809571.1
COI mitochondrial 1 815-815 bp OM745775.1
wingless nuclear 1 474-474 bp OM747423.1

5 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.

Download all 5 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.

Specimens

Type material

Paratype ×2
M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection
Paratype ×2
Natural History Museum, London

Collections holding material

InstitutionLots
C. A. Triplehorn Insect Collection, Ohio State University 8
M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection 2
Natural History Museum, London 2

12 cataloged lots in 3 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.

Download all 12 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
NN2FV
GBIF
9645287
iNaturalist
996839
NCBI Taxonomy
2919191

How to cite this account

Eleodes microps Aalbu et al., 2012. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0910. https://cavebiology.org/species/eleodes-microps/ (accessed 3 September 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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