New Mexico
61 species recorded, 19 of them obligate subterranean
61
species
19
obligate subterranean
13
ranked G1 or G2
0
federally listed
31
known from here only
7
counties with a record
31 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
By county
56 of 61 species carry a county. The remaining 5 are recorded to the state only.
- Eddy 48 species
- King 1 species
- Lincoln 1 species
- San Miguel 1 species
- Sandoval 2 species
- Sante Fe 1 species
- Taos 2 species
County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.
What is here
- Araneae
- 12 species
- Coleoptera
- 6 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 6 species
- Diptera
- 5 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 4 species
- Orthoptera
- 4 species
- Cyclopoida
- 3 species
- Isopoda
- 3 species
- Chordeumatida
- 2 species
- Mesostigmata
- 2 species
- Rodentia
- 2 species
- Opiliones
- 2 species
and 9 smaller groups.
How they use caves
- Troglophile
- 20 species
- Trogloxene
- 19 species
- Troglobiont
- 16 species
- Stygobiont
- 3 species
- Stygophile
- 2 species
- Accidental
- 1 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 12 of 61 species
- Published sequences
- 1 of 61 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthocyclops vernalis | Survannshops | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | |
| Agyneta hedini | Araneae | Troglobiont | ||
| Amerigoniscus gipsocolus | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Aphrastochthonius pachysetus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Austrotyla awishoshola | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | ||
| Austrotyla montivaga | Chordeumatida | Accidental | ||
| Brackenridgia cavernarum | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Calliphora terraenovae | Diptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Cambala reddelli | Spirostreptida | Troglophile | ||
| Canthon imitator | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Ceuthophilus carlsbadensis | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Ceuthophilus conicaudus | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Ceuthophilus isletae | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Ceuthophilus longipes | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Chiroptonyssus robustipes | Mesostigmata | Trogloxene | ||
| Chitrella welbourni | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Cicurina varians | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Cryptachaea porteri | Cobweb Spiders | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Diacyclops nikolasarburni | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | ||
| Dinocheirus astutus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglophile | ||
| Eidmannella pallida | Pallid Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Eleodes eschscholtzii | Pinacate De Eschscholtz | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | |
| Empherozoster antaeus | Geophilomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Entomobryoides purpurascens | Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR |
| Eucyclops agilis | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Eustilicus condei | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Folsomia candida | Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR |
| Haplophthalmus danicus | Spurred Ridgeback | Isopoda | Troglophile | |
| Hypochilus bonneti | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Ixodes conepati | Ixodida | Trogloxene | ||
| Leptocera atra | Diptera | Troglophile | ||
| Megaselia rufipes | Hump-Backed Fly | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Mermessus antraeus | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Mermessus denticulatus | Amerikaanse Kasdwergspin | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Neoallochernes incertus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Oncopodura prietoi | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Orus rubens | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Ozarkia novaegalleciae | Araneae | Troglobiont | ||
| Peromyscus boylii | Brush Deermouse | Rodentia | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Peromyscus leucopus | White-Footed Deermouse | Rodentia | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Pholcus phalangioides | Cosmopolitan Cellar Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Physocyclus enaulus | Araneae | Troglophile | ||
| Plutomurus grahami | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudoleria parvitarsus | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pseudosinella sexoculata | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Pseudosinella vita | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Psyllipsocus ramburii | Cave Barklouse | Psocodea | Troglophile | GNR |
| Rhadine longicollis | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Sclerobunus klomax | Opiliones | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Speorthus tuganbius | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Sternopsylla distincta | Siphonaptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Stygobromus curroae | Curro's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus jemezensis | Jemez Mountains Groundwater Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Tachys proximus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Tadarida brasiliensis | Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Tegenaria pagana | Rural Funnel-Web Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | |
| Texella welbourni | Opiliones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Thalkethops grallatrix | Scolopendromorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Trichobius major | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Uloborus glomosus | Featherlegged Orbweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Veigaia bakeri | Baker's Cave Mite | Mesostigmata | Troglobiont | G1 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 7 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.