Spilaio Mayer

Higher Geography
Region: Sterea Ellada,
Sub-Region: Fokida,
Municipality: Delfoi,
Closest Settlement: Stromi
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR2450002 - Oros Gkiona (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
  • GR2450007 - Koryfes Orous Gkiona, Charadra Reka, Lazorema and Vathia Lakka (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
  • K337 - Lefkaditiou (Sykeas) [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 540/Β/1986
Fauna
  • Apopestes sp., Alexiou et al. 2014, Di Russo et al. 2014
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Lepidoptera / Family: Noctuidae
  • Meta menardi (Latreille, 1804), Alexiou et al. 2014, Di Russo et al. 2014
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Tetragnathidae
  • Oxychilus sp., Alexiou et al. 2014, Di Russo et al. 2014, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Oxychilidae
  • Tegenaria sp., Alexiou et al. 2014, Di Russo et al. 2014
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Agelenidae
  • Troglophilus sp., Alexiou et al. 2014, Di Russo et al. 2014
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Rhaphidophoridae
  • Troglophilus zoiai Di Russo, Rampini & Cobolli, 2014, Allegrucci et al. 2017
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Species references
  • Alexiou, S., Bakolitsas, K., Di Russo, C. & Latella, L. 2014. Biospeleolocal notes on the caves of the Parnassos, Giona and Vardousia of mountains (Central Greece). Parnassiana Archives, 2: 71-81.
  • Allegrucci, G., Ketmaier, V., Di Russo, C., Rampini, M., Sbordoni, V. & Cobolli, M. 2017. Molecular phylogeography of Troglophilus cave crickets (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae): A combination of vicariance and dispersal drove diversification in the East Mediterranean region. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res.: 1-16.
  • 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.
  • Karakasi D, Paragamian K, Mylonas M, Vardinoyannis K 2024. What`s crawling in the dark? An annotated list of gastropods in Greek caves.. Subterranean Biology 48: 73-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.48.113383
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Mayer, Stromi, Delfoi, 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 14.02.2024, Accessed 17.04.2026