Pelopon cave

Higher Geography

Region: Peloponnisos,
Sub-Region: Arkadia,
Municipality: Tripoli,
Closest Settlement: Levidi

Cave Synonyms

Gr. Pelopon

Cave type

Natural

Description / Comments

Unknown exact location. The cave is near the Ski resort of Mainalon.

Protection status

• GR2520001 - Oros Mainalo (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

• Elasmopterus keithjarretti Giachino, Allegro & Vailati, 2024, Giachino et al. 2024
  Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Carabidae

Species references

• Giachino PM, Allegro G & Vailati D 2024. The blind Pterostichini of south-eastern Europe and Anatolia. Synopsis of the Speluncarius+Tapinopterus complex with emphasis on Greek taxa (Coleoptera Carabidae Pterostichini).. World Biodiversity Association, Verona. Vol. 6: 400

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Pelopon cave, Levidi, Tripoli, Peloponnisos. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 18.09.2024, Accessed 01.05.2026