Colorado
38 species recorded, 31 of them obligate subterranean
33 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
By county
28 of 38 species carry a county. The remaining 10 are recorded to the state only.
- Boulder 1 species
- Chaffee 1 species
- Custer 1 species
- Eagle 4 species
- El Paso 6 species
- Fremont 3 species
- Garfield 6 species
- Gunnison 1 species
- Gunnison/Pitkin 1 species
- Hinsdale 1 species
- Jefferson 3 species
- Larimer 9 species
- Mineral 1 species
- Montrose 1 species
- Pitkin 1 species
- Rio Blanco 2 species
- Teller 1 species
County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.
What is here
- Amphipoda
- 8 species
- Diptera
- 6 species
- Polydesmida
- 5 species
- Araneae
- 3 species
- Chordeumatida
- 3 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 3 species
- Poduromorpha
- 3 species
- Bathynellacea
- 2 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 2 species
- Opiliones
- 2 species
- Symphypleona
- 1 species
How they use caves
- Troglobiont
- 21 species
- Stygobiont
- 10 species
- Trogloxene
- 6 species
- Troglophile
- 1 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 25 of 38 species
- Published sequences
- 2 of 38 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agyneta hedini | Araneae | Troglobiont | ||
| Austrotyla coloradensis | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | ||
| Austrotyla stephensoni | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | ||
| Bathynella riparia | Bathynellacea | Stygobiont | ||
| Bathyphantes weyeri | Wide Shield Sheetweaver | Araneae | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Blancosoma scaturgo | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Coloradesmus aquiliensis | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Coloradesmus beckleyi | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | ||
| Coloradesmus hopkinsae | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | ||
| Coloradesmus manitou | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | ||
| Coloradesmus warneri | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | ||
| Cryptocreagris destica | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | ||
| Cryptocreagris steinmanni | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | ||
| Entomobrya troglodytes | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Hobbsinella gunnisonensis | Bathynellacea | Stygobiont | ||
| Hypochilus bonneti | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Lethemurus missus | Missus Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Limomyza cavernicola | Diptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Oncopodura subhoffi | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites hubbardi | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | ||
| Rudolfina cavernicola | Diptera | Troglophile | ||
| Schaefferia asymmetrica | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | ||
| Schaefferia steinmanni | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | ||
| Schaefferia unica | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | ||
| Sclerobunus speoventus | Opiliones | Troglobiont | ||
| Sclerobunus steinmanni | Opiliones | Troglobiont | ||
| Spelobia maculipennis | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Spelobia pseudosetaria | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Spelobia tuberculosa | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Stygobromus coloradensis | Colorado Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus fontinalis | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Stygobromus holsingeri | Holsinger's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus interstitialis | Interstitial Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G3 |
| Stygobromus pennaki | Pennak Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Stygobromus simplex | Simple Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus urospinatus | Spinose Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G3 |
| Stygobromus wardi | Ward's Groundwater Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Xenolimosina sicula | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 17 counties. Coordinates are never published; distribution is published generalized to county and karst region. See the Data Sensitivity Policy.
Absence from this list does not mean absence from the ground. Most caves have never been surveyed, and subterranean fauna is consistently under-recorded. If you know of a species here that is missing, please tell us.