Wyandotte Cave Mite
Veigaia wyandottensis (Packard, 1888)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Mesostigmata |
| Family | Veigaiidae |
| Genus | Veigaia |
| Species | Veigaia wyandottensis (Packard, 1888) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Little Wyandotte Cave, Crawford Co. IN
Range
Known from Indiana in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
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
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Veigaia wyandottensis (Packard, 1888). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0166. https://cavebiology.org/species/veigaia-wyandottensis/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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