Cave near Lake Volvi

Higher Geography

Region: Kentriki Makedonia,
Sub-Region: Thessaloniki,
Municipality: Volvi,
Closest Settlement: NA

Cave Synonyms

cave near Lake Beshik

Cave type

Natural

Description / Comments

The location of the cave is unknown. It was cited by Hirst (1922) as the site where the parasitic mite Liponyssus sternalis (=Macronyssus rhinolophi) was collected from a bat: "Host: A bat found in a cave near Lake Beshik, Salonika (27.17.1918), Dr James Waterston."

Fauna

• Macronyssus rhinolophi (Oudemans, 1902), Hirst 1922, Beron 2016
  Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Mesostigmata / Family: Macronyssidae

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Hirst, S. 1922. On some new parasitic mites. Proc. zool. Soc. London: 769-802.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2025. Fauna of the cave Cave near Lake Volvi, NA, Volvi, Kentriki Makedonia. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 15.02.2018, Accessed 09.10.2025