Varathro Latsida Adiavatou

Higher Geography
Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Lasithi,
Municipality: Siteia,
Closest Settlement: Chochlakies
Cave type
Natural
Fauna
  • Hoplopholcus minotaurinus Senglet, 1971, Huber 2020
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Pholcidae
Cave references
  • Foteinakis, K., Paragamian, K., Choreftaki, D. 2006. A recently found sacred cave at Siteia (municipality of Itanos). In Paragamian, K. and D. Choreftaki. Proceedings of the 2nd Pancretan Speleological Symposium dedicated to the memory of Eleftherios Platakis Irakleio Crete Hellenic Speleological Society, Department of Crete. 77-81.
Species references
  • Huber B.A. 2020. Revision of the spider genus Hoplopholcus Kulczyński (Araneae, Pholcidae). Zootaxa 4726:1–94.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Varathro Latsida Adiavatou, Chochlakies, Siteia, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 25.01.2020, Accessed 09.03.2026