West Virginia
133 species recorded, 97 of them obligate subterranean
133
species
97
obligate subterranean
52
ranked G1 or G2
1
federally listed
60
known from here only
28
counties with a record
60 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
By county
106 of 133 species carry a county. The remaining 27 are recorded to the state only.
- Barbour 2 species
- Berkeley 3 species
- Grant 6 species
- Greenbrian 1 species
- Greenbriar 1 species
- Greenbrier 52 species
- Greenbrier Co 1 species
- Hardy 3 species
- Jefferson 8 species
- Lincoln 1 species
- Logan 1 species
- Marion 1 species
- Mercer 8 species
- Mineral 3 species
- Monongalia 3 species
- Monongalia/Preston 1 species
- Monroe 28 species
- Morgan 1 species
- Pendelton 3 species
- Pendleton 19 species
- Pendleton? 1 species
- Pocahontas 30 species
- Pocohontas 1 species
- Preston 6 species
- Raleigh 1 species
- Randolph 19 species
- Summers 1 species
- Tucker 16 species
County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.
What is here
- Amphipoda
- 19 species
- Coleoptera
- 16 species
- Chordeumatida
- 14 species
- Isopoda
- 11 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 9 species
- Araneae
- 8 species
- Actinedida
- 7 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 6 species
- Branchiobdellida
- 6 species
- Tricladida
- 5 species
- Symphypleona
- 5 species
- Caudata
- 4 species
and 14 smaller groups.
How they use caves
- Troglobiont
- 60 species
- Stygobiont
- 37 species
- Troglophile
- 19 species
- Stygophile
- 12 species
- Trogloxene
- 3 species
- Stygoxene
- 2 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 62 of 133 species
- Published sequences
- 16 of 133 species
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 |
| Aporrectodea trapezoides | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Bathyphantes weyeri | Wide Shield Sheetweaver | Araneae | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Batriasymmodes parki | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GH | |
| Bdellodrilus illuminatus | Branchiobdellida | Stygophile | ||
| 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 | |
| Cambala minor | Amber Ridged Millipede | Spirostreptida | Troglophile | G5 |
| Cambarincola demissus | Branchiobdellida | Stygophile | ||
| Cambarincola fallax | Branchiobdellida | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Cambarincola heterognathus | Branchiobdellida | Stygophile | ||
| Cambarincola philadelphicus | Branchiobdellida | Stygophile | ||
| Cambarus bartonii | Appalachian Brook Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Cambarus nerterius | Greenbrier Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Catops gratiosus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Chitrella regina | Royal Syarinid Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Conasellus pricei | Price's Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Conotyla vista | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GH | |
| Crangonyx gracilis | Northern Lake Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G4 |
| Crangonyx montanus | Amphipoda | Stygoxene | G2 | |
| Eidmannella pallida | Pallid Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Eiseniella tetraedra | Square-Tailed Worm | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | |
| Eurycea lucifuga | Cave Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Fontigens tartarea | Organ cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Fontigens turritella | Greenbrier Cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Foveacheles tuktoyaktukensis | Actinedida | Troglophile | ||
| Gammarus minus | Amphipoda | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Gammarus minus tenuipes | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | ||
| Geocentrophora cavernicola | Alloecoela | Stygobiont | G2 | |
| Glyphyalinia specus | Hollow glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Gyrinophilus porphyriticus | Spring Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Gyrinophilus subterraneus | West Virginia Spring Salamander | Caudata | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Haplotaxis brinkhursti | Haplotaxida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Haplotaxis gordioides | Haplotaxid Worm | Haplotaxida | Stygoxene | GNR |
| Hesperonemastoma smilax | Opiliones | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Holsingeria unthanksensis | Thankless ghostsnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G2 |
| 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 |
| Ligidium elrodii | Isopoda | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Litocampa fieldingae | Fielding's Cave Dipluran | Rhabdura | Troglobiont | G2G3 |
| Miktoniscus medcofi | Small Alabama Sowbug | Isopoda | Troglophile | GNR |
| Nais variabilis | Aquatic Oligochaete Worm | Tubificida | Stygophile | GNR |
| Nesticus carteri | Carter's Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Nesticus tennesseensis | Tennessee Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Octolasion lacteum | White Worm | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | |
| Onychiurus janus | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Onychiurus reluctus | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Perimyotis subflavus | Tricolored Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Phagocata angusta | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Phagocata morgani | Tricladida | Stygophile | G4 | |
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Plethodon richmondi | Ravine Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Poecilophysis extraneostella | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Poecilophysis pratensis | Mite | Actinedida | Troglophile | |
| 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 |
| Pseudanophthalmus sylvaticus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| 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 armesi | Chordeumatida | Troglophile | G2 | |
| Pseudotremia fongi | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pseudotremia fulgida | Greenbrier Valley Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Pseudotremia handi | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pseudotremia hobbsi | Chordeumatida | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Pseudotremia kerboi | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pseudotremia lusciosa | Germany Valley Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudotremia princeps | South Branch Valley Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglophile | 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 diversicolor | Actinedida | Troglophile | ||
| Rhagidia varia | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G5 | |
| Rhyacodrilus sodalis | Aquatic Oligochaete Worm | Tubificida | Stygophile | GNR |
| Robustocheles hilli | Actinedida | Troglophile | ||
| 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 | |
| Trachelipus rathkii | Rathke's Woodlouse | Isopoda | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Trichodrilus culveri | Lumbriculida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Xironogiton instabilius | Branchiobdellida | Stygophile | ||
| 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, and recorded to 28 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.