Indiana
90 obligate subterranean species recorded
90
species
43
ranked G1 or G2
0
federally listed
52
known from here only
52 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
What is here
- Chordeumatida
- 12 species
- Coleoptera
- 10 species
- Amphipoda
- 8 species
- Isopoda
- 8 species
- Cyclopoida
- 8 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 7 species
- Araneae
- 6 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 6 species
- Symphypleona
- 5 species
- Podocopida
- 4 species
- Actinedida
- 3 species
- Mesostigmata
- 2 species
and 9 smaller groups.
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amblyopsis hoosieri | Hoosier Cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Antroselates spiralis | Shaggy cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Apochthonius indianensis | Indiana Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Bactrurus cellulanus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | GX | |
| Bactrurus mucronatus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Bathyphantes weyeri | Wide Shield Sheetweaver | Araneae | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Batrisodes krekeleri | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Bryocamptus morrisoni | Morrison's Cave Copepod | Harpacticoida | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Caecidotea beattyi | Beatty's Groundwater Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Caecidotea dunlaporum | Dunlap's Groundwater Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | GNR |
| Caecidotea jordani | Jordan's Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Caecidotea kendeighi | Kendeigh's Groundwater Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Caecidotea rotunda | Frost Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G4 |
| Caecidotea stygia | Stygian Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Caecidotea teresae | Isopoda | Stygobiont | GX | |
| Cambarincola dubius | Branchiobdellida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Cauloxenus stygius | Northern Cavefish Copepod | Siphonostomatoida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Ceratophysella lucifuga | Wyandotte Cave Springtail | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Conotyla bollmani | Bollman's Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Crangonyx barri | Barr's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Crangonyx indianensis | Indiana Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Crangonyx lewisi | Lewis' Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Crangonyx ohioensis | Ohio Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Crangonyx packardi | Packard's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Diacyclops conversus | Blue River Groundwater Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Diacyclops indianensis | Indiana Groundwater Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Diacyclops jeanneli | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Diacyclops lewisi | Lewis' Groundwater Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Diacyclops salisae | Salisa's Groundwater Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Diacyclops yeatmani | Yeatman's Groundwater Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Fontigens cryptica | Hidden springsnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Hamohalacarus subterraneus | Donaldson's Cave Water Mite | Actinedida | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Hesperochernes holsingeri | Holsinger's Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Hesperochernes mirabilis | Southeastern Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Islandiana cavealis | Cave Sheet-web Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Islandiana lewisi | cave sheet-web spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Kleptochthonius griseomanus | Gray-handed Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Kleptochthonius lewisorum | Lewis Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Kleptochthonius packardi | Packard's Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Lethemurus missus | Missus Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Megacyclops donnaldsoni | Donaldson's Cave Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Miktoniscus barri | Barr's Terrestrial Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G2G4 |
| Orconectes inermis | Ghost Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Oreonetides beattyi | Beatty's Sheetweb Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudanophthalmus barri | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus chthonius | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus emersoni | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus eremita | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus leonae | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus shilohensis | Shiloh Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus stricticollis | Marengo Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pseudanophthalmus tenuis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G4 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus youngi | Young's Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Pseudocandona jeanneli | Jeannel's Cave Ostracod | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Pseudocandona marengoensis | Marengo Cave Ostracod | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudosinella fonsa | Fountain Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Pseudotremia blacki | Black's Cave Milliped | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudotremia burnsorum | Burn's Cave Milliped | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudotremia conservata | TNC Cave Milliped | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudotremia cookorum | Cook's Cave Milliped | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudotremia indianae | Blue River Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pseudotremia nefanda | Clark Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Pseudotremia purselli | Pursell's Cave Milliped | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudotremia reynoldsae | Reynolds Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudotremia salisae | Salisa's Cave Milliped | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Pygmarrhopalites ashcraftensis | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites ater | Black Medusa Cave Springtail | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Pygmarrhopalites bimus | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites carolynae | Carolyn's Cave Springtail | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pygmarrhopalites lewisi | Lewis' Cave Springtail | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Rheocyclops indiana | Indiana Groundwater Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Sagittocythere barri | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Scoterpes sollmani | Sollman's Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Sinella alata | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 | |
| Sinella avita | Avita Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Sinella barri | Barr's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sinella basidens | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Sinella cavernarum | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 | |
| Soldanellonyx chapuisi | Actinedida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Soldanellonyx morardi | Actinedida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Spelobia tenebrarum | Cave dung fly | Diptera | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sphalloplana chandleri | Chandler's Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Sphalloplana weingartneri | Weingartner's cave flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Stygobromus mackini | Southwestern Virginia Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Trichopetalum uncum | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Uncinocythere xania | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G3 | |
| Veigaia bakeri | Baker's Cave Mite | Mesostigmata | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Veigaia wyandottensis | Wyandotte Cave Mite | Mesostigmata | Troglobiont | G1 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports. Coordinates are never published; distribution is published generalized to county and karst region. See the Data Sensitivity Policy.
County-level distribution is still being compiled. At present records are held to state, which is coarser than the portal intends.
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.