Trechus cumberlandus Barr, 1962
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Trechus |
| Species | Trechus cumberlandus Barr, 1962 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from 11 counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Kentucky
- Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne
- Tennessee
- Cumberland, Fentress, Franklin, Grundy, Overton, Pickett, Van Buren, White
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2 Imperiled
National ranks
- United States
- N2 Imperiled
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S2 Imperiled
Ranks looked up 2 July 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.
References
- Barr, T.C., Jr. 1965. The Pseudanophthalmus of the Appalachian Valley (Coleoptera: Carabidae). The American Midland Naturalist 73: 41–72. doi:10.2307/2423320
- Bousquet, Y. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys 245: 1–1. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416
- Erwin, T.L. & House, G.N. 1978. A catalogue of the primary types of Carabidae (incl. Cicindelinae) in the collections of the United States National Museum of Natural History (USNM) (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin 32: 231–256. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3999875. details
- 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.
- Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Trechus cumberlandus Barr, 1962. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2092. https://cavebiology.org/species/trechus-cumberlandus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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