Black Medusa Cave Springtail
Pygmarrhopalites ater (Christiansen & Bellinger, 1998)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Symphypleona |
| Family | Arrhopalitidae |
| Genus | Pygmarrhopalites |
| Species | Pygmarrhopalites ater (Christiansen & Bellinger, 1998) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Black Medusa Cave, Harrison Co. IN
Range
Known from two states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Indiana
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 9 March 2023.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Pygmarrhopalites ater (Christiansen & Bellinger, 1998). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0453. https://cavebiology.org/species/pygmarrhopalites-ater/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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