Guano Pseudoscorpion
Hesperochernes occidentalis (Hoff & Bolsterli, 1956)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family | Chernetidae |
| Genus | Hesperochernes |
| Species | Hesperochernes occidentalis (Hoff & Bolsterli, 1956) |
Synonyms
- Pseudozaona occidentalis Hoff & Bolsterli, 1956 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from 29 counties across four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
Counties
- Arkansas
- Benton, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Washington
- Missouri
- Barry, Camden, Carter, Christian, Crawford, Dade, Dent, Franklin, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Madison, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Shannon, Taney, Texas
- Oklahoma
- Adair, Delaware, Pontohoc, Texas
Karst regions
Other, Ozarks
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- INHS Insect Collection 531536 · Illinois Natural History Survey
- Paratype ×8
- Illinois Natural History Survey
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Illinois Natural History Survey | 9 |
9 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 9 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
- Arkansas
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Missouri
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Texas
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 23 August 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.
Other resources
References
- Fenolio, D.B. 2014. 2014 Ozark aquatic subterranean wildlife surveys. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 21 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B. 2016. 2016 Ozark aquatic subterranean wildlife surveys. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 11 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B. 2017. 2017 Ozark aquatic subterranean wildlife surveys. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 15 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B., Niemiller, M.L., Slay, M.E. & Carter, E.T. 2018. Biological inventories of caves in the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma: December 2018 field report. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 25 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B., Slay, M.E. & Niemiller, M.L. 2023b. Biological inventories of caves in the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma: December 2023 field report. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 24 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B., Slay, M.E. & Niemiller, M.L. 2023a. Biological inventories of caves in the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma: December 2022 field report. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 24 pp.
- McDaniel, V.R., Paige, K.N. & Tumlison, C.R. 1979. Cave fauna of Arkansas: additional invertebrate and vertebrate records. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 33: 84–85. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol33/iss1/35. details
- Stephen, C.D.R. 2022. Gene flow, morphology, and taxonomic revision of cave-obligate Hesperochernes pseudoscorpions. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 151 pp. https://etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/8182/StephenCDR_dissertation.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y. details
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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