Traegaardhia holsingeri (Zacharda, 1980)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Actinedida |
| Family | Rhagidiidae |
| Genus | Traegaardhia |
| Species | Traegaardhia holsingeri (Zacharda, 1980) |
Synonyms
- Foveacheles holsingeri Zacharda, 1980 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum length
- 1.3 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Mammoth Cave, Edmonson Co. KY
Range
Known from nine counties across four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma
Counties
- Arkansas
- Caroll, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Stone
- Kentucky
- Edmonson, Hardin
- Missouri
- Pulaski
- Oklahoma
- Delaware
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Conservation and management
Ranks looked up 2 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
- Zacharda, M. 1985. New Rhagidiidae (Acarina: Prostigmata) from caves of the USA. Vestnik Ceskoslovenske Spolecnosti Zoologicke 49: 67–80.
- Zacharda, M. & Elliott, W.R. 1981. Holarctic cave mites of the family Rhagidiidae (Actinedida: Eupodoidea). Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Speleology. Volume 2: 604–607.
- Zacharda, M., Fong, D., Hobbs, H.H., III, Piva, E., Slay, M.E. & Taylor, S.J. 2010. A review of the genus Traegaardhia (Acari, Prostigmata, Rhagidiidae) with descriptions of new species and a key to species. Zootaxa 2474: 1–64.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Traegaardhia holsingeri (Zacharda, 1980). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0037. https://cavebiology.org/species/traegaardhia-holsingeri/ (accessed 18 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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