Cave fauna of Greece database

Varathro Psistraki

Higher Geography: Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Irakleio,
Municipality: Malevizi,
Closest Settlement: Gonies

Protection status

GR4330005 - Oros Idi (Vorizia, Geranoi, Kali Madara) (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

Plusiocampa hoffmanni Sendra & Paragamian, 2020, Sendra et al. 2020a
Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Entognatha / Order: Diplura / Family: Campodeidae

Cave references

Paragamian, K. 1992. The pothole “Psistraki” at Gonies, Malevizi, Kriti. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 20:155–159.

Species references

Sendra A., Antić D., Barranco P., Borko Š., Christian E., Delić T., Fadrique F., Faille A., Galli L., Gasparo F., Georgiev D., Giachino P.M., Kováč L., Lukić M., Marcia P., Miculinić K., Nicolosi G., Palero F., Paragamian K., Pérez T., Polak S., Prieto C. 2020. Flourishing in subterranean ecosystems: Euro-Mediterranean Plusiocampinae and tachycampoids (Diplura, Campodeidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 591: 1–138. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.591

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Varathro Psistraki, Gonies, Malevizi, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 03.04.2021, Accessed 18.04.2026