Psychoda umbracola Quate, 1955
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Psychodidae |
| Genus | Psychoda |
| Species | Psychoda umbracola Quate, 1955 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Tennessee
Counties
- Illinois
- Pope
- Tennessee
- Sevier
Conservation and management
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
- Reeves, W.K. 2000. Invertebrate cavernicoles of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 116: 334–343. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24335885. details
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026.
How to cite this account
Psychoda umbracola Quate, 1955. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2879. https://cavebiology.org/species/psychoda-umbracola/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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