Spilaio Stamataki

Higher Geography
Region: Ipeiros,
Sub-Region: Arta,
Municipality: Kentrika Tzoumerka,
Closest Settlement: Melissourgoi
Cave Synonyms
Höhle 340, Stamata Höhle
Cave type
Natural
Description / Comments

A small cave (Giachino & Lana 2005, Pretner 2011)

Protection status
  • GR2110002 - Ori Athamanon (Neraida) (Special Area of Conservation): Law 3937/2011 (OGG/Α 60/31.03.2011), Joint Ministerial Decision 50743/2017 (OGG 4432/B/15.12.17). Check site’s Standard Data Form
  • GR2130013 - Evryteri Periochi Athamanikon Oreon (Special Protection Area): Law 3937/2011 (OGG/Α 60/31.03.2011), Joint Ministerial Decision 50743/2017 (OGG 4432/B/15.12.17). Check site’s Standard Data Form
Fauna
  • Duvalius weiratheri Scheibel, 1937, Scheibel 1937, Casale & Vigna Taglianti 1990, Sciaky 1992, Pretner 2011, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Carabidae
  • Philontus sp., Giachino & Lana 2005, Pretner 2011
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Staphylinidae
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Casale, A. & Vigna Taglianti, A. 1990. Note su Duvalius di Grecia con descrizione di cinque specie nuove (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Fragm. Entomol., 22 (2): 323-368.
  • Giachino, P. M. & Lana, E. 2005. Diaries of a biospeleologist at the beginning of the XX century. Fragm. Entomol., 37 (2): 1-264.
  • Pretner, E. 2011. Die Verdienste von Leo Weirather um die Biospeläologie, insbesondere Jugoslawiens, sein Höhlenkataster und seine Sammelplätze. Ber. nat.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 97: 85-234.
  • Scheibel, O. 1937. Neue Trechini aus Griechenland und Albanien. Ent. Bl., 33 (4): 273-283.
  • Sciaky R. 1992. Note su Carabidae cavernicoli ed endogei di Grecia, con descrizione di Duvalius casalei n. sp. (Carabidae, Coleoptera).. Boll. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino, 10:295–305.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Stamataki, Melissourgoi, Kentrika Tzoumerka, Ipeiros. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 03.05.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026