Spilaio Nymfon

Higher Geography
Region: Thessalia,
Sub-Region: Larisa,
Municipality: Tempi,
Closest Settlement: Spilia
Cave Synonyms
Tsari Tripa, Höhle 300, Sari Spilja, Satri Anthron, St’Tzarn Trypa
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR1420003 - Aisthitiko Dasos Ossas (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
  • GR1420007 - Oros Ossa (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
  • Bryaxis ossaeus Besuchet, 2008, Besuchet 2008, Hlaváč et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Staphylinidae
  • Campodea fragilis Meinert, 1865, Condé 1984
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Entognatha / Order: Diplura / Family: Campodeidae
  • Chthonius sestasi Mahnert, 1979, Mahnert 1979, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Pseudoscorpionida / Family: Chthoniidae
  • Histopona myops (Simon, 1885), Brignoli 1984, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Gasparo 2005a
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Agelenidae
  • Kryptonesticus eremita (Simon, 1879), Brignoli 1984, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Nesticidae
  • Neobisium sp., Giachino & Lana 2005
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Pseudoscorpionida / Family: Neobisiidae
  • Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Sellnickochthonius immaculatus (Forsslund, 1942), Mahunka 1979, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Sarcoptiformes / Family: Brachychthoniidae
  • Stygopholcus photophilus Senglet, 1971, Brignoli 1984, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Pholcidae
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Besuchet, C. 2008. Two new cavernicolous Bythinini from Greece (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae). In Pavićević, Dragan;Perreau, Michel. Advances in the studies of the subterranean and epigean fauna of the Balkan Peninsula. Volume dedicated to the memory of Guido Nonveiller. Publisher, Belgrade. pp. 245-248.
  • Bosmans, R. & Chatzaki, M. 2005. A catalogue of the spiders of Greece. A critical review of all spider species cited from Greece with their localities. Newsletter Belg. Arachn. Soc., 20 (2): 1-124.
  • Brignoli, P. M. 1984. Ragni di Grecia XII. Nuovi dati su varie famiglie (Araneae). Rev. suisse Zool., 91 (2): 281-321.
  • Condé, B. 1984. Diploures Campodeides (Insectes) de Grèce (1ere note). Rev. suisse Zool., 91 (1): 173-201.
  • Gasparo, F. 2005. Note sulle Histopona Thorell, 1869, del gruppo Myops di Grecia, con descrizione di una nuova specie cavernicola (Araneae, Agelenidae). Atti Memorie Commissione Grotte "E. Boegan", 40: 17-35.
  • Georgiakakis P, Kafkaletou Diez A, Salvarina I, Benda P, Billington G, Dietz C, Billington J, Cove D, Davison S, Cooke M, Papadatou E. 2023. The Bats of Greece: An Updated Review of Their Distribution, Ecology and Conservation. Animals. 2023; 13(15):2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152529
  • Giachino, P. M. & Lana, E. 2005. Diaries of a biospeleologist at the beginning of the XX century. Fragm. Entomol., 37 (2): 1-264.
  • Harvey, M.S. 1991. Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida.. Manchester University Press, 726 pp.
  • Hlaváč, P., Ozimec, R. & Pavićević, D. 2008. Catalogue of the troglobitic Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of the Balkan peninsula, with a key to genera. In Pavićević, D.;Perreau, M. Advances in the studies of the subterranean and epigean fauna of the Balkan Peninsula. Volume dedicated to the memory of Guido Nonveiller. Publisher, Belgrade. pp. 307-328.
  • Mahnert, V. 1979. Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida) aus Höhlen Griechenlands, insbesondere Kretas. Arch. Sci. Genève, 32 (3): 213-233.
  • Mahunka, S. 1979. Neue und interessante Milben aus dem Genfer Museum XLI.Vierter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Oribatiden-Fauna Griechenlands (Acari: Oribatida). Rev. suisse Zool., 86 (2): 541-571.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Nymfon, Spilia, Tempi, Thessalia. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 03.05.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026