Rare Animals - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation ...

VA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & RECREATION
DIVISION OF NATURAL HERITAGE
VIRGINIA RARE ANIMAL LIST
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME GLOBAL STATE FEDERAL STATE
RANK RANK STATUS STATUS
HETEROPTERA (TRUE BUGS)
Acantholomidea denticulata A shield bug G? SH
Allopodops mississippiensis Mississippi turtle bug G2G3 SH
Bothynotus johnstoni A mirid bug G3 S1S3
Botocudo modestus A seed bug G5 S1S3
Chelinidea vittiger Opuntia squash bug G3G5 S1
Chlorochroa dismalia Dismal Swamp green stink bug GU S1S3
Ctenotrachelus shermani Combneck assassin bug G3 S1S3
Elasmostethus atricornis Hercules club stink bug G3? S1S3
Eurygaster alternata A shield bug G5 SH
Galgupha denudata A shield bug G3 S1S3
Gnathobleda litigiosa An assassin bug G5 S1
Isthmocorius piceus Black stalk-eyed bug G5 S1S2
Limnoporus dissortis A water strider G5 S1
Melanaethus cavicollis A burrower bug G4 S1S3
Oncozygia clavicornis A turtle bug G3 SH
Ploiaria carolina Carolina thread-legged bug G4? S1S3
Ploiaria hirticornis An assassin bug G3? S1S3
Pnirontis brimleyi Brimley’s assassin bug G2 S1S3
Pycnoderiella virginiana Seashore plant bug GU SU
Ramphocorixa acuminata Acuminate water boatman G4 S1
Ranatra drakei Drake’s water scorpion G4 S1S3
Sigara depressa Virginia Piedmont water boatman G1G2 S1S2 LE
Stenocoris tipuloides Neotropical rice bug G5 S1S3
HOMOPTERA (CICADAS, LEAFHOPPERS & RELATIVES)
Puto kosztarabi Buffalo Mountain mealybug G1 S1 LE
COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Arianops jeanneli A cave pselaphid beetle G1 S1
Atheta annexa A rove beetle G4 S2
Atheta troglophila A rove beetle G1 S1
Cicindela abdominalis Eastern pine barrens tiger beetle G3G4 S1
Cicindela ancocisconensis Appalachian tiger beetle G3 S2
Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis Northeastern beach tiger beetle G4T2 S2 LT LT
= Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis
Cicindela formosa generosa Big sand tiger beetle G5T5 SH
Cicindela gratiosa Whitish tiger beetle G3G4 S1
= Ellipsoptera gratiosa
Cicindela lepida Ghost tiger beetle G3G4 S1
= Ellipsoptera lepida
Cicindela limbalis Common claybank tiger beetle G5 S1
Cicindela patruela Northern barrens tiger beetle G3 S2
Cicindela trifasciata S-banded tiger beetle G5 S1
Copris howdeni Howden’s Copris scarab beetle G3? S1
Cyclotrachelus incisus A ground beetle G4 S1
Dicranopselaphus variegatus Variegated false water penny beetle G1G3 S1S3
Dryobius sexnotatus Six-banded longhorn beetle G? S2?
Eucaerus varicornis A ground beetle G4? S1S3
Hemipeplus microphthalmus A flat bark beetle G4? S1
Hydraena maureenae Maureen’s shale stream beetle G2? S2?
Laccophilus schwarzi Schwarz’ diving beetle G? S1S3
Lordithon niger Black Lordithon rove beetle GU SH
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