Spilaio Stenis (Tourla)

Higher Geography
Region: Sterea Ellada,
Sub-Region: Evvoia,
Municipality: Dirfys - Messapies,
Closest Settlement: Steni Dirfyos
Cave type
Natural
Description / Comments

It’s an unnamed cave located north of Steni village.  In their paper, Di Russo et al. 2004 reported that the cave is located on Mount Touria. This is probably a misspelling of Mount Tourla.

Protection status
  • A13 Dasos Stenis [Aesthetic Forest]: OGG 108/Α/77
  • GR2420002 - DIRFYS: DASOS STENIS - DELFI (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
  • GR2420011 - Ori Kentrikis Evvoias, Paraktia Zoni and Nisides (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
  • K351 - Stenis Dirfyos (Chalkidas) [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 700/25-7-80
Fauna
  • Dolichopoda sp., Di Russo et al. 2014
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Species references
  • Di Russo, C., Rampini, M. & Cobolli, M. 2014. The cave crickets of Greece: a contribution to the study of Southern Balkan Rhaphidophoridae diversity (Orthoptera), with the description of a new species of Troglophilus Krauss , 1879. Biodiversity Journal, 5 (3): 397-420.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Stenis (Tourla), Steni Dirfyos, Dirfys - Messapies, Sterea Ellada. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 25.08.2019, Accessed 03.05.2026