Arbuckle Cave Beetle
Horologion speokites Valentine, 1932
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Horologion |
| Species | Horologion speokites Valentine, 1932 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Arbuckle Cave, Greenbrier Co. WV
Range
Known from West Virginia in the Appalachians karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
West Virginia
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GH Possibly Extinct
Global rank last reviewed 1997.
Subnational ranks
- West Virginia
- SH Possibly Extirpated
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Horologion speokites Valentine, 1932. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0651. https://cavebiology.org/species/horologion-speokites/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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