Metajapyx subterraneus (Packard, 1874)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Diplura
Order	Dicellurata
Family	Japygidae
Genus	Metajapyx
Species	Metajapyx subterraneus (Packard, 1874)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Troglophile
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Kentucky.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Kentucky

Counties

Kentucky: Edmonson

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1980. Caves and associated fauna of the Western Kentucky coal field, Volume 2. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 114 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Metajapyx subterraneus (Packard, 1874). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1833. https://cavebiology.org/species/metajapyx-subterraneus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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