Cave fauna of Greece database

Spilaio Nycteridospilio

Higher Geography: Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Chania,
Municipality: Platanias,
Closest Settlement: Afrata

Cave type: Natural

Protection status

GR4340003 - Chersonisos Rodopou - Paralia Maleme (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

Fauna

Lithobius erythrocephalus C.L. Koch, 1847, Zapparoli 1994, Zapparoli 2002
Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Chilopoda / Order: Lithobiomorpha / Family: Lithobiidae

Species references

Zapparoli, M. 1994. Note tassonomiche e faunistiche su Chilopodi della Grecia (Chilopoda). Fragm. Entomol., 26 (1): 11-66.
Zapparoli, M. 2002. A catalogue of the centipedes from Greece (Chilopoda). Fragm. Entomol., 34 (1): 1-146.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Nycteridospilio, Afrata, Platanias, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 17.04.2026