Southeastern Cave Pseudoscorpion
Hesperochernes mirabilis (Banks, 1895)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family | Chernetidae |
| Genus | Hesperochernes |
| Species | Hesperochernes mirabilis (Banks, 1895) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Indian Cave, Barren Co. KY
Range
Known from seven states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 2 |
2 cataloged lots in 1 collection. 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 2 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Virginia
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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