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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaHexapodaInsecta

Order Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758

Species in this portal
3
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
14 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks

Families

  • Ceratopogonidae 1 in portal
  • Keroplatidae 1 in portal
  • Sphaeroceridae 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Forcipomyia pholetor Wirth & Howarth, 1982 Troglobiont HI Hawaii
Spelobia tenebrarum (Aldrich, 1897) Cave dung fly Troglobiont G5 AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NY, OK, PA, TN, VA, WV Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Tylparua troglodytes Evenhuis, 2024 Troglobiont HI Hawaii

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
D2P
GBIF
811
ITIS
118831
iNaturalist
373080
NCBI Taxonomy
7147

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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