West Virginia
96 obligate subterranean species recorded
96
species
48
ranked G1 or G2
1
federally listed
51
known from here only
51 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
- Amphipoda
- 16 species
- Coleoptera
- 14 species
- Chordeumatida
- 11 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 9 species
- Isopoda
- 8 species
- Araneae
- 6 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 6 species
- Symphypleona
- 5 species
- Tricladida
- 4 species
- Actinedida
- 3 species
- Littorinimorpha
- 2 species
- Poduromorpha
- 2 species
and 9 smaller groups.
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthrobia coylei | Araneae | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Antrolana lira | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G4 ESA | |
| Apochthonius paucispinosus | Dry Fork Valley Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Bathyphantes weyeri | Wide Shield Sheetweaver | Araneae | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Batriasymmodes parki | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GH | |
| Caecidotea cannula | Cannulate Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Caecidotea franzi | Franz's Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G4 |
| Caecidotea scyphus | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Caecidotea simonini | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Caecidotea sinuncus | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Cambarus nerterius | Greenbrier Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Chitrella regina | Royal Syarinid Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Conasellus pricei | Price's Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Conotyla vista | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GH | |
| Fontigens tartarea | Organ cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Fontigens turritella | Greenbrier Cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Gammarus minus tenuipes | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | ||
| Geocentrophora cavernicola | Alloecoela | Stygobiont | G2 | |
| Glyphyalinia specus | Hollow glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Gyrinophilus subterraneus | West Virginia Spring Salamander | Caudata | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Haplotaxis brinkhursti | Haplotaxida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Hesperonemastoma smilax | Opiliones | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Horologion speokites | Arbuckle Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GH |
| Islandiana speophila | Cavern Sheet-web Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Kleptochthonius henroti | Greenbrier Valley Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Kleptochthonius hetricki | Organ Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Kleptochthonius orpheus | Orpheus Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Kleptochthonius proserpinae | Proserpina Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Litocampa fieldingae | Fielding's Cave Dipluran | Rhabdura | Troglobiont | G2G3 |
| Nesticus tennesseensis | Tennessee Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Onychiurus janus | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Onychiurus reluctus | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Phagocata angusta | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Poecilophysis extraneostella | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Poecilophysis weyerensis | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudanophthalmus fuscus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G4 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus grandis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G4 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus hadenoecus | Timber Ridge Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus henroti | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pseudanophthalmus higginbothami | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus hypertrichosis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus krekeleri | Rich Mountain Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GX |
| Pseudanophthalmus lallemanti | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus montanus | Dry Fork Valley Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus orthosulcatus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus potamaca | South Branch Valley Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Pseudanophthalmus senecae | Seneca Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudobaicalasellus holsingeri | Holsinger's Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella certa | Gandy Creek Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudosinella gisini | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudosinella josemarii | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pseudosinella meganporteri | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Pseudosinella orba | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudosinella testa | Shelled Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 |
| Pseudotremia fongi | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pseudotremia fulgida | Greenbrier Valley Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Pseudotremia handi | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pseudotremia kerboi | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pseudotremia lusciosa | Germany Valley Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudotremia schneiderae | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pygmarrhopalites carolynae | Carolyn's Cave Springtail | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pygmarrhopalites clarus | Clarus Cave Springtail | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pygmarrhopalites commorus | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites pavo | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites sacer | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Rhagidia varia | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G5 | |
| Sinella agna | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Sinella hoffmani | Hoffman's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sinella krekeleri | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Spelobia tenebrarum | Cave dung fly | Diptera | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sphalloplana culveri | Culver's Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Sphalloplana hoffmasteri | Hoffmaster's Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Sphalloplana percoeca | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Stygobromus allegheniensis | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Stygobromus biggersi | Biggers' Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G4 |
| Stygobromus cooperi | Cooper's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus culveri | Culver's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Stygobromus emarginatus | Greenbrier Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Stygobromus franzi | Franz's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Stygobromus gracilipes | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 | |
| Stygobromus mackini | Southwestern Virginia Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Stygobromus morrisoni | Morrison's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus nanus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Stygobromus parvus | Minute Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Stygobromus pollostus | Least Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Stygobromus redactus | Pattons Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Stygobromus spinatus | Spiny Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Stygobromus tenuis | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 | |
| Stylodrilus beattiei | Lumbriculida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Trichodrilus culveri | Lumbriculida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Zygonopus krekeleri | West Virginia Blind Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Zygonopus packardi | Packard's Blind Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Zygonopus weyeriensis | Grand Caverns Blind Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Zygonopus whitei | Luray Caverns Blind Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
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.