Microbisium parvulum (Banks, 1895)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family | Neobisiidae |
| Genus | Microbisium |
| Species | Microbisium parvulum (Banks, 1895) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe
- Kentucky
- Pulaski
- Tennessee
- Franklin
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- NU
Subnational ranks
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
Ranks looked up 2 July 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.
References
- Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Microbisium parvulum (Banks, 1895). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1834. https://cavebiology.org/species/microbisium-parvulum/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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