Missus Cave Springtail
Lethemurus missus Mills, 1948
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Tomoceridae |
| Genus | Lethemurus |
| Species | Lethemurus missus Mills, 1948 |
Synonyms
Tomocerus misus Cutz-Pool, LQ, Palacios-Vargas, JG & Vázquez, M, 2003
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Brainard Cave, Jersey Co. IL
Range
Known from six states across four karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
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, Other, Ozarks
Specimens
Type material
- Syntype ×2
- Illinois Natural History Survey
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Illinois Natural History Survey | 3 |
| Universidad de Quintana Roo | 2 |
5 cataloged lots in 2 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 5 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Colorado
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Kentucky
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
- Missouri
- SU Unrankable
- Tennessee
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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