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Cave Invertebrate Species List by Cave
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

January 2001

Lilburn Cave
1. Caecidotea sequoiae; troglobitic aquatic isopod; endemic species
2. millipede; undescribed species, troglobitic, likely endemic
3. mite; undescribed species, troglobitic, likely endemic
4. Pimoa (genus) spider; undescribed species, likely endemic
5. Nesticus silvestrii; troglophile spider
6. Linyohiidae Linyphiinae (subfamily); spider, possible undescribed genus and species or Pimoa species, likely endemic
7. Tropidischia (family); troglophile cricket, undetermined genus and species
8. Bathyphantes near diasosnemus; trogloxene spider, possible undescribed and endemic species
9. Collembola (class); springtails

Crystal Cave
1. Pimoa (genus); troglophile spider, undescribed species, possible endemic to Yucca Creek watershed caves
2. Nesticus silvestrii; troglophile spider
3. Bathyphantes (genus); troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
4. Tetragnathidae; troglohile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
5. Agelenidae (family); troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
6. Hypochilus petrunkevitchi; troglophile spider
7. Liocranoides (family); troglobite spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
8. Titiotus; troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
9. Ceratinops inflata; troglophile spider
10. Tropidischia (genus); troglophile cave crickets, probable undescribed species and endemic
11. aquatic isopod; troglobite, undescribed species, endemic
12. millipede; troglobite, undescribed species, endemic
13. centipede; troglobite? (eyeless), undescribed species, endemic
14. mite; troglobite, undescribed species, endemic
15. Tomocerus plutomurus near californicus; troglomorphic near troglobite; springtail


Clough Cave
1. Telema; troglobite spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
2. Calileptoneta; troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
3. Arcuphantes near arcuatus; troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
4. Blabomma (genus); troglobite spider, undescribed species and endemic
6. Calcina cloughensis; troglobite spider, endemic species
7. Usofila; troglobite spider, undescribed species and endemic
8. Nesticus silvestrii; troglophile spider
9. Isopoda (class); troglobite?, terrestial, probable undescribed species and endemic
10. Uroctonus sequoia; troglophile scorpion, endemic species

Panorama\Sink Cave System
1. Dipluran (class); troglobite?, probable undescribed species and endemic
2. Collembola (class); troglobitic?, probable undescribed species and endemic

Soldier's Cave
1. Carabid Bembidiini Anillina (subtribe); troglophile beetle, possible undescribed genus, endemic
2. Helminthoglypta allyniana a.; epigean snail
3. Helminthoglypta crotalina; trogloxene snail

Hurricane Crawl Cave
1. Isopoda (class); troglobite?, aquatic, probable undescribed species and endemic
2. Isopoda (class); troglobite?, terrestial, probable undescribed species and endemic
3. Hypochilus petrunkevitchi; troglophile spider
4. Pimoa (genus); troglophile spider, undescribed species, possible endemic to Yucca Creek watershed caves
5. Nesticus silvestrii; troglophile spider
6. Titiotus; troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
7. Yorima; troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
8. Triphosa; trogloxene spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
9. Collembola (class); springtails

Kaweah Cave
1. Calcina; troglohile harvestmen, undescribed species and endemic, more closely related to Calcina kaweahensis than troglobitic Calcina cloughensis)
2. Usofila; troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
3. Titiotus; troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
4. Calymmaria; troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
5. also pseudoscorpions, Hemipterans, Coleopterans, and Diploda; possible undescribed species and endemic

White Chief Valley Caves
1. Pimoa? (genus); troglophile spider, probable undescribed species and endemic
2. Tarascus; trogloxene or troglophile harvestmen, possible undescribed species and endemic or undetermined known species

18th Hole
1. Hypochilus petrunkevitchi; troglophile spider
2. Liocranoides; troglobite spider, possible undescribed species and endemic or may be the same species found in Crystal and Boyden Caves
3. mites and centipedes; probable new species and endemic

Eleven Range Shelter #2
1. Hypochilus petrunkevitchi; troglophile spider

Mays Cave
1. Nesticus (genus); spider, possible undescribed species and endemic or undetermined known species
 

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