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
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