Hoffman's Cave Springtail
Sinella hoffmani Wray, 1952
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Entomobryidae |
| Genus | Sinella |
| Species | Sinella hoffmani Wray, 1952 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Lowmoor Cave, Alleghany Co. VA
Range
Known from seven counties across seven states across three karst regions.
Continent
North America
Countries
Mexico, United States
States and provinces
Kentucky, Maryland, Mexico, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
- Kentucky
- Pulaski
- Mexico
- FELIPE CARRILLO PUERTO, Quintana Roo
- Virginia
- Alleghany, Allegheny, Bath
- West Virginia
- Monroe
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 2 |
| Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | 1 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, London | 1 |
5 cataloged lots in 4 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 5 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Virginia
- S3S4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
Ranks looked up 23 August 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.
Other resources
References
- Christiansen, K. 1960c. The genus Sinella Brook (Collembola: Entomobryidae) in Nearctic caves. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 53: 481–491. doi:10.1093/aesa/53.4.481
- Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- Nicholas, G. 1960. Checklist of macroscopic troglobitic organisms of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 123–160. doi:10.2307/2422897
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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