Anonymous small cave (pit) near Taygetos mt summit

Higher Geography
Region: Peloponnisos,
Sub-Region: Lakonia,
Municipality: Sparti,
Closest Settlement: Kryoneri
Cave type
Natural
Description / Comments

A small pit (-15m), at 2,350m a.s.l. close to the path and near the summit of Taygetos (Profitis Ilias, 2,405m).: (Casale & Lebenbauer 2010)

Protection status
  • GR2550006 - Oros Taygetos - Spilaio Trachilas - Spilaio Vatsinidi (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
  • GR2550009 - Oros Taygetos - Lagkada Trypis (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 mirei Deuve, 2001, Casale & Lebenbauer 2010
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Carabidae
  • Muelleriella taygetana Casale, 1983, Casale & Lebenbauer 2010, Fresneda et al. 2024
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Leiodidae
  • Tapinopterus sp., Casale & Lebenbauer 2010
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Carabidae
Species references
  • Casale, A. & Lebenbauer, T. 2010. Notes on the Duvalius species of the Taygetos massif (Peloponnese, Southern Greece), with description of the male features of Duvalius (Duvalius) mirei Deuve, 2001 (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Fragm. Entomol., 42 (2): 395-404.
  • Fresneda J, Giachino P M, Salgado J M, Faille A, Bourdeau C, Cieslak A e Ribera I. 2024. A phylogenetic classification of Leptodirini (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae). Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana, 101(1): 3–936. doi: 10.4081/memoriesei.2024.3.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Anonymous small cave (pit) near Taygetos mt summit, Kryoneri, Sparti, Peloponnisos. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 17.04.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026