Varathro Chonos

Higher Geography

Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Lasithi,
Municipality: Siteia,
Closest Settlement: Chonos

Cave type

Natural

Fauna

• Hoplopholcus minotaurinus Senglet, 1971, Huber 2020
  Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Pholcidae
• Mastus sitiensis Maassen, 1995, Karakasi et al. 2024
  Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Enidae

Species references

• Huber B.A. 2020. Revision of the spider genus Hoplopholcus Kulczyński (Araneae, Pholcidae). Zootaxa 4726:1–94.
• Karakasi D, Paragamian K, Mylonas M, Vardinoyannis K 2024. What`s crawling in the dark? An annotated list of gastropods in Greek caves.. Subterranean Biology 48: 73-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.48.113383

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Varathro Chonos, Chonos, 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