Spilaio Michaliko

Higher Geography

Region: Sterea Ellada,
Sub-Region: Evvoia,
Municipality: Skyros,
Closest Settlement: Nyfi

Cave Synonyms

Höhle 331

Cave type

Natural

Description / Comments

Unknown exact location. Weirather locates this small cave at Michaliko hill of Kochylas Mt. at about 700m a.s.l.  (Giachino & Lana 2005, Pretner 2011). The name of the hill does not exist on the Skyros map of the Hellenic Military Geographical Service (HMGS). Presumably, the cave is located in the central (higher) part of Kochylas Mt.

Fauna

• Laemostenus sp., Giachino & Lana 2005, Pretner 2011
  Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Carabidae

Species references

• Giachino, P. M. & Lana, E. 2005. Diaries of a biospeleologist at the beginning of the XX century. Fragm. Entomol., 37 (2): 1-264.
• Pretner, E. 2011. Die Verdienste von Leo Weirather um die Biospeläologie, insbesondere Jugoslawiens, sein Höhlenkataster und seine Sammelplätze. Ber. nat.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 97: 85-234.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Michaliko, Nyfi, Skyros, 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 04.04.2018, Accessed 02.05.2026