Pseudotremia armesi Shear

Overview & Synopsis

Pseudotremia armesi ShearP. a r m e s i Shear 1972, p. 185.Type locality: Neely Farm Cave, Athens, Mercer Co., WEST VIRGINIA. Male holotype, female paratype in MCZ. Neely Farm Cave, a small, relatively short and shallow cave just outside the limits of the town of Athens, is also the type and only locality for a troglobiotic springtail, Pseudosinella testa Christiansen & Bellinger 1980.New records: WEST VIRGINIA: Mercer Co.: Jones Cave, 3 mi N of Athens, 12 January 1973, G. Park, ɗ, Ψ; Neely Farm Cave, Athens, 31 May 1969, J. Holsinger, R. Baroody, Ψ Camp Creek State Forest, 21 April 1973, W. Shear, Ψ; Jackson’s Park, Athens, 27 May 1973, W. Shear, ΨΨ.Notes: This species is a troglophile; specimens taken in caves are paler in coloration and have somewhat reduced ocelli compared to those from epigean habitats. The species is evidently confined to Mercer County, but may be found eventually in adjacent Tazewell Co., Virginia.