Cumberland Plateau (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Cleidogonidae)
Author
Lewis, Julian J.
text
Zootaxa
2005
1080
17
31
journal article
50947
10.5281/zenodo.170373
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170373
Pseudotremia minos
Shear
Material examined:
Tennessee: Franklin Co.,
Black Hole of Calcutta (cave), ca.
14 miles
SE Winchester,
12 males
,
7 females
, J. Lewis, S. Lewis, H. Garland, C. Holliday, J. Douglas, N.
Mann
,
29 May 2005
; Round Cove Cave, ca.
14 miles
SE Winchester,
15 males
,
8 females
, J. Lewis, S. Lewis, H. Garland, C. Holliday, J. Douglas, N.
Mann
,
29 May 2005
;
Marion Co.,
Excited Cow Cave, ca.
2 miles
S Orme,
2 males
,
1 juvenile
, J. Lewis, H. Garland, C. Holliday,
8 April 2005
; White Cricket Cave, ca.
1 mile
N Orme,
1 male
,
2 juveniles
, J. Lewis, H. Garland, C. Holliday,
8 April 2005
.
This species was previously known only from Russell Cave, Russell Cave National Monument, Jackson Co., Alabama. Excited Cow and White Cricket caves occur on the same drainage with Russell Cave, Dry Creek. The entrances of Round Cove Cave and Black Hole of Calcutta are only a few hundred meters apart and are likely hydrologically connected. The caves lie about
11 miles
(
18 km
) west of the other localities on Dry Creek.