Polycentropus elarus Ross, 1944
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Trichoptera |
| Family | Polycentropodidae |
| Genus | Polycentropus |
| Species | Polycentropus elarus Ross, 1944 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Elliott
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
- United States
- N3 Vulnerable
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- NH
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- NJ
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1979. Caves and associated fauna of Eastern Kentucky, Volume 3. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 130 pp.
How to cite this account
Polycentropus elarus Ross, 1944. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2836. https://cavebiology.org/species/polycentropus-elarus/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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