Spilaio Alama

Higher Geography

Region: Voreio Aigaio,
Sub-Region: Samos,
Municipality: Ikaria,
Closest Settlement: Akamatra

Cave type

Natural

Fauna

• Dolichopoda kotsabasi Alexiou, 2024, Alexiou et al. 2024
  Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Rhaphidophoridae
• Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
  Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae

Species references

• Alexiou S, Bakolitsas K, Di Russo C, Rampini M. 2024. Four new Dolichopoda species from Greece, one Troglophilus new to Greece and new locality records (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae). Contributions to Entomology 74(1): 103-111. https://doi.org/10.3897/contrib.entomol.74.e121614
• 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

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Alama, Akamatra, Ikaria, Voreio Aigaio. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 31.07.2024, Accessed 19.04.2026