Oecothea fenestralis (Fallén, 1820)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Heleomyzidae |
| Genus | Oecothea |
| Species | Oecothea fenestralis (Fallén, 1820) |
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
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Indiana
- Monroe
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
- Tennessee
- Blount
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNR
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Bailey, V. 1933. Cave Life of Kentucky. US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, Washington, DC, USA. 256 pp.
- Banta, A.M. 1907. The fauna of Mayfield's Cave. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 67: 1–114. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60987.
- Giovannoli, L. 1933. Invertebrate life of Mammoth and other neighboring caves. In: Bailey, V. (ed), Cave Life of Kentucky, pp. 600–623.
- Mays, J.D. 2002. A systematic approach to sampling the arthropod assemblage of Gregorys Cave, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA. 83 pp.
How to cite this account
Oecothea fenestralis (Fallén, 1820). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2730. https://cavebiology.org/species/oecothea-fenestralis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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