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Abstract - Insects of Wind Cave National Park
 

Walthall, G.E. 1962. Insects of Wind Cave National Park. 2 p.

Abstract

The cavern insects of Wind Cave have been previously studied during 1959. A summary of this collection is as follows: 1 Ant lion, 1 Oniscid isopod, 1 Immature cave cricket, 1 ant, 1 Diptera larva, 1 Silphid larva, 2 juvenile phalangids, 3 Anthicid beetles, 4 Entotrophi, 6 Psocids, 10 flies, 12 spiders, 35 mites, 140 Collembola. Of specific importance, a new species an dpossible new genus of collumbola was found and tentatively identified as Parrhopalites (Steward Peck Survey, 1959).

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Natural Entrance of Wind Cave

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Winds caused by changes in barometric pressure are what give Wind Cave its name. These winds have been measured at the cave's walk-in entrance at over 70 mph. The winds at the natural entrance of the cave attracted the attention of Native Americans and early settlers.
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