Spilaio Monis Kipinas

Higher Geography
Region: Ipeiros,
Sub-Region: Ioannina,
Municipality: Voreia Tzoumerka,
Closest Settlement: Pramanda
Cave Synonyms
Höhle 336
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR2130013 - Evryteri Periochi Athamanikon Oreon (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
  • Acanthopetalum sp., Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Diplopoda / Order: Callipodida / Family: Schizopetalidae
  • Epiroella muelleriana (Paoletti, 1975), Casale 1984, Casale et al. 1991, Pretner 2011, Beron 2016, Čeplík 2026
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Leiodidae
  • Neobisium epirensis Henderickx & Vets, 2000, Henderickx & Vets 2000, Kunt et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Pseudoscorpionida / Family: Neobisiidae
  • Neobisium ohridanum Hadzi, 1940, Bonzano & Calandri 1984, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Pseudoscorpionida / Family: Neobisiidae
  • Plecotus kolombatovici Dulic, 1980, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
Cave references
  • Petrocheilos, I. 1956. The cave of Kipina. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 3:165–173.
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Bonzano, C. & Calandri, G. 1984. Osservazioni biospeleologiche preliminari su alcune cavità della Grecia occidentale. In Calandri, G. Ricerche sul carsismo della Grecia occidentale. Publisher. pp. 75-84.
  • Casale, A. 1984. Una nuova Muelleriella della Grecia settentrionale (Coleoptera, Catopidae, Bathysciinae). Ann. Mus. civ. St. nat. "G. Doria", 6 (253): 1-6.
  • Casale, A., Giachino, P. M., Vailati, D. & Rampini, M. 1991. Note sulla linea filetica di Phaneropella Jeannel, 1910 con descrizione di tre nuovi sottogeneri e di una nuova specie di Turchia. Ann. Mus. civ. Sci. nat. Brescia, 26: 197-222.
  • Čeplík, D. 2026. Illustrated catalogue and distribution of Leptodirini from Europe, the Caucasus, and the Near East (Coleoptera: Leiodidae). Zootaxa, 5783 (1), 1–759. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5783.1.1
  • 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
  • Henderickx, H. & Vets, V. 2000. Neobisium (Omatoblothrus) epirensis sp. nov., a new troglobitic pseudoscorpion from Epirus (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae). Phegea, 28 (3): 83-86.
  • Kunt, K.B., Yağmur, E.A. & Elverici, M. 2008. The cave dwelling arthropods of Dim cave (Turkey: Antalya: Alanya).. Mun. Ent. Zool. 3(2): 682-690
  • 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 Monis Kipinas, Pramanda, Voreia Tzoumerka, Ipeiros. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 10.02.2026, Accessed 02.05.2026