Spilaio Dimitras Melainas

Higher Geography
Region: Dytiki Ellada,
Sub-Region: Ileia,
Municipality: Zacharo,
Closest Settlement: Stomio
Cave type
Natural
Fauna
  • Amblyolpium graecum Mahnert, 1976, Mahnert 1976b, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Pseudoscorpionida / Family: Olpiidae
  • Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820), Brignoli 1977, Brignoli 1979a, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Sicariidae
  • Oonops mahnerti Brignoli, 1974, Brignoli 1979a, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Oonopidae
  • Scytodes thoracica (Latreille, 1802), Brignoli 1977, Brignoli 1979a, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Scytodidae
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • 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. 1977. Ragni di Grecia X. Nuovi dati sulla Grecia continentale ed insulare. Rev. suisse Zool., 84 (4): 937-954.
  • Brignoli, P. M. 1979. Ragni di Grecia XI. Specie nuove o interessanti, cavernicole ed epigee. Rev. suisse Zool., 86 (1): 181-202.
  • Harvey, M.S. 1991. Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida.. Manchester University Press, 726 pp.
  • Mahnert, V. 1976. Zur Kenntnis der Gattungen Acanthocreagris und Roncocreagris (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae). Rev. suisse Zool., 83 (1): 193-214.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Dimitras Melainas, Stomio, Zacharo, Dytiki Ellada. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026