List of near threatened arthropods
- : 2 species
- Critically endangered (CR): 393 species
- Endangered (EN): 626 species
- Vulnerable (VU): 1,081 species
- Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 398 species
- Least concern (LC): 4,080 species
- Data deficient (DD): 2,890 species
Arthropod species (IUCN, 2016-2)
- 9470 extant species have been evaluated
- 6580 of those are fully assessed[a]
- 4478 are not threatened at present[b]
- 2100 to 4990 are threatened[c]
- 83 to 169 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 81 extinct (EX) species[d]
- 2 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 86 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
- 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
- ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
- ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
- ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
- ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
Near Threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU), but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying.
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 390 near threatened arthropod species.[1] 4.1% of all evaluated arthropod species are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists six arthropod subspecies as near threatened.
No subpopulations of arthropods have been evaluated by the IUCN.
This is a complete list of near threatened arthropod species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.
Arachnids[]
- Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi)
- Spinembolia clabnum
- (Thrigmopoeus truculentus)
Branchiopoda[]
- Mono Lake brine shrimp (Artemia monica)
- California linderiella (Linderiella occidentalis)
Entognatha[]
Maxillopoda[]
Includes barnacles, copepods and a number of related animals.
- Attheyella yemanjae
- Canthocamptus campaneri
- Metacyclops campestris
- Murunducaris juneae
- Muscocyclops bidenatus
- Muscocyclops therasiae
- Ponticyclops boscoi
- Thermocyclops parvus
Malacostracans[]
Decapods[]
There are 71 decapod species and six decapod subspecies assessed as near threatened.
Parastacids[]
- Lilly pilly burrowing crayfish (Engaeus australis)
- Mount Arthur burrowing crayfish (Engaeus orramakunna)
- Engaeus victoriensis
- (Gramastacus insolitus)
Gecarcinucids[]
Atyids[]
Species
Subspecies
Cambarids[]
- Big South Fork crayfish (Cambarus bouchardi)
- Coosawattee crayfish (Cambarus coosawattae)
- (Cambarus lenati)
- Greenbrier cave crayfish (Cambarus nerterius)
- (Cambarus setosus)
- Beautiful crayfish (Cambarus speciosus)
- Oconee burrowing crayfish (Cambarus truncatus)
- (Cambarus tuckasegee)
- Brawleys fork crayfish (Cambarus williami)
- Speckled burrowing crayfish (Fallicambarus danielae)
- Jefferson County crayfish (Fallicambarus gilpini)
- Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish (Fallicambarus gordoni)
- Ouachita burrowing crayfish (Fallicambarus harpi)
- (Fallicambarus oryktes)
- Ouachita fencing crayfish (Faxonella creaseri)
- (Orconectes burri)
- Mammoth spring crayfish (Orconectes marchandi)
- (Orconectes margorectus)
- Lagniappe crayfish (Procambarus lagniappe)
- (Procambarus pallidus)
- Black creek crayfish (Procambarus pictus)
- Spider cave crayfish (Troglocambarus maclanei)
Potamids[]
- (Geothelphusa miyazakii)
- Potamon fluviatile
- Potamon ibericum
- Potamon potamios
Other decapod species[]
- Deckenia imitatrix
- Deckenia mitis
- Cape Verde spiny lobster (Palinurus charlestoni)
Insects[]
There are 301 insect species assessed as near threatened.
Hemiptera[]
- Cassini periodical cicada (Magicicada cassini)
- Decim periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
- Decula periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecula)
Orthoptera[]
- (Acroneuroptila puddui)
- (Acroneuroptila sardoa)
- (Acrostira bellamyi)
- (Acrostira tamarani)
- (Ariagona margaritae)
- (Arminda canariensis)
- (Canariola willemsei)
- (Chorthippus crassiceps)
- (Chorthippus parnon)
- (Chorthippus pulloides)
- (Dolichopoda aegilion)
- (Dolichopoda annae)
- (Dolichopoda insignis)
- (Dolichopoda kiriakii)
- (Dolichopoda paraskevi)
- (Dolichopoda steriotisi)
- (Eupholidoptera cephalonica)
- (Eupholidoptera uvarovi)
- (Exodrymadusa inornata)
- (Glyphotmethis heldreichi)
- (Gryllomorpha canariensis)
- (Italohippus albicornis)
- (Leptophyes calabra)
- (Leptophyes lisae)
- California ground cricket (Neonemobius eurynotus)
- (Ovaliptila krueperi)
- (Ovaliptila wettsteini)
- (Poecilimon jablanicensis)
- (Poecilimon klausgerhardi)
- (Rhacocleis silvestrii)
- (Rhacocleis werneri)
- Spanistic desert grasshopper (Spaniacris deserticola)
- Black-headed Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus nigrocapitatus)
- (Troglophilus zoiai)
- (Xerohippus solerii)
Hymenoptera[]
- Bombus mendax
- Bombus mucidus
- Colletes halophilus
- Epeolus cruciger
- Formica aquilonia
- Formica lugubris
- Formica polyctena
- Formica pratensis
- Red wood ant (Formica rufa)
- Formica uralensis
- Nomada argentata
- Antennal-waving wasp (Tachysphex pechumani)
Lepidoptera[]
Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 62 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as near threatened.
Swallowtail butterflies[]
- False apollo (Archon apollinus)
- Short-horned baronia (Baronia brevicornis)
- Graphium mendana
- Japanese luehdorfia (Luehdorfia japonica)
- Chimaera birdwing (Ornithoptera chimaera)
- Papilio benguetanus
- Papilio grosesmithi
- Papilio himeros
- Papilio manlius
- Papilio maraho
- Kilimanjaro swallowtail (Papilio sjoestedti)
- Parides burchellanus
- Kaiserihind (Teinopalpus imperialis)
- Borneo birdwing (Troides andromache)
Lycaenids[]
- Lequeux's buff (Baliochila lequeuxi)
- Drakensberg copper (Chrysoritis oreas)
- Iolaus aphnaeoides
- Wineland blue (Lepidochrysops bacchus)
- Large copper (Lycaena dispar)
- Large blue (Phengaris arion)
- Greater large blue (Phengaris arionides)
- Dusky large blue (Phengaris nausithous)
- Scarce large blue (Phengaris teleius)
- Alpine zephyr blue (Plebejus trappi)
- Poecilmitis aureus
- Atlas blue (Polyommatus atlanticus)
- (Polyommatus guezelmavi)
- Higgins's anomalous blue (Polyommatus nephohiptamenos)
- Mother-of-pearl blue (Polyommatus nivescens)
- Panoptes blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes)
- Thestor brachycerus
- Odd-spot blue (Turanana taygetica)
Nymphalids[]
- Lesser false fritillary (Anetia briarea)
- Salvin's anetia (Anetia cubana)
- Jaeger's anetia (Anetia jaegeri)
- False fritillary (Anetia pantheratus)
- False ringlet (Coenonympha oedippus)
- (Coenonympha vaucheri)
- Jamaican monarch (Danaus cleophile)
- White speck ringlet (Erebia claudina)
- Erebia epistgyne (Erebia epistygne)
- Yellow-banded ringlet (Erebia flavofasciata)
- Schaus's crow (Euploea blossomae)
- Javan crow (Euploea gamelia)
- Sumatran crow (Euploea martinii)
- Swainson's crow (Euploea swainson)
- Tobler's crow (Euploea tobleri)
- Woodland grayling (Hipparchia fagi)
- (Hipparchia leighebi)
- Ceylon tree nymph (Idea iasonia)
- Malabar tree-nymph (Idea malabarica)
- Chios meadow brown (Maniola chia)
- Principe sailer (Neptis larseni)
- Zinken's tiger (Parantica albata)
- Nilgiri tiger (Parantica nilgiriensis)
- Javan tiger (Parantica pseudomelaneus)
- Ceylon tiger (Parantica taprobana)
- Sumatran chocolate tiger (Parantica tityoides)
- Magpie (Protoploea apatela)
Other Lepidoptera species[]
- Mountain clouded yellow (Colias phicomone)
- Small chimney-sweep grass moth (Helenoscoparia nigritalis)
- Wandering Skipper (Panoquina errans)
Beetles[]
There are 56 beetle species assessed as near threatened.
Geotrupids[]
Click beetles[]
- (Ampedus cardinalis)
Scarabaeids[]
Other beetle species[]
- Agathidium pulchellum
- Blue ground beetle (Carabus intricatus)
- Ceruchus chrysomelinus
- Colophon izardi
- Cucujus cinnaberinus
- (Homoeodera compositarum)
- Hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita)
Odonata[]
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 119 species in the order Odonata assessed as near threatened.
Chlorocyphids[]
- (Chlorocypha crocea)
- Tanganyika jewel (Platycypha pinheyi)
- (Stenocypha jacksoni)
- (Stenocypha molindica)
Platycnemidids[]
- Allocnemis abbotti
- Katanga yellowwing (Allocnemis mitwabae)
- Idiocnemis adelbertensis
- Melanoneura bilineata
- Gambia riverjack (Mesocnemis dupuyi)
- Phylloneura westermanni
- Platycnemis agrioides
Gomphids[]
- Diminutive clubtail (Gomphus diminutus)
- Twin-striped clubtail (Gomphus geminatus)
- Pronged clubtail (Gomphus graslinii)
- Hodges' clubtail (Gomphus hodgesi)
- Heliogomphus promelas
- Wall's grappletail (Heliogomphus walli)
- Megalogomphus hannyngtoni
- Faded pincertail (Onychogomphus costae)
- Acuminate snaketail (Ophiogomphus acuminatus)
- Appalachian snaketail (Ophiogomphus incurvatus)
- Cataract hooktail (Paragomphus cataractae)
- Brook hooktail (Paragomphus henryi)
- Sinai hooktail (Paragomphus sinaiticus)
- Belle's sanddragon (Progomphus bellei)
Cordulegastrids[]
- Sombre goldenring (Cordulegaster bidentata)
- (Cordulegaster heros)
- Atlas goldenring (Cordulegaster princeps)
- Italian goldenring (Cordulegaster trinacriae)
Corduliids[]
- Pilbara emerald (Hemicordulia koomina)
- Calvert's emerald (Somatochlora calverti)
- Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)
- Ozark emerald (Somatochlora ozarkensis)
Calopterygids[]
- Atrocalopteryx atrocyana
- Calopteryx coomani
Coenagrionids[]
- Papyrus wisp (Agriocnemis palaeforma)
- (Azuragrion buchholzi)
- Socotra bluet (Azuragrion granti)
- Southern damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale)
- Syrian bluet (Coenagrion syriacum)
- Scarlet bluet (Enallagma pictum)
- Pine barrens bluet (Enallagma recurvatum)
- Dumont's bluetail (Ischnura intermedia)
- Nigrohamatum damselfly (Megalagrion nigrohamatum)
- (Megalagrion paludicola)
- Four-spot midget (Mortonagrion hirosei)
- Everglades sprite (Nehalennia pallidula)
- Pygmy damselfly (Nehalennia speciosa)
- (Pseudagrion symoensii)
Aeshnids[]
- Swamp emperor (Anax bangweuluensis)
- Terrestrial evening darner (Antipodophlebia asthenes)
- Green-striped darner (Dromaeschna forcipata)
Libellulids[]
- (Huonia melvillens)
- Indothemis carnatica
- Red chaser (Libellula pontica)
- (Neodythemis nyungwe)
- Trithemis aequalis
- Trithemis brydeni
Other Odonata species[]
- (Argiolestes pusillissimus)
- Alpine redspot (Austropetalia victoria)
- Queen malachite (Ecchlorolestes nylephtha)
- Relict Himalayan dragonfly (Epiophlebia laidlawi)
- Pilbara pin (Eurysticta coolawanyah)
- Coomalie pin (Eurysticta coomalie)
- Ivory-faced flatwing (Heteragrion eboratum)
- Indolestes bellax
- Indolestes indicus
- Mountain river cruiser (Macromia margarita)
- Orange-spotted emerald (Oxygastra curtisii)
- Coastal petaltail (Petalura litorea)
- Horned bannerwing (Stenocora percornuta)
- Tasmanian spotwing (Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides)
See also[]
- Lists of IUCN Red List near threatened species
- List of least concern arthropods
- List of vulnerable arthropods
- List of endangered arthropods
- List of critically endangered arthropods
- List of recently extinct arthropods
- List of data deficient arthropods
References[]
- ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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