Spilaio Kyklopa

Higher Geography
Region: Notio Aigaio,
Sub-Region: Naxos,
Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades,
Closest Settlement: Irakleia
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR4220013 - Mikres Kyklades: Irakleia, Schoinoussa, Koufonisia, Keros, Antikeria Kai thalassia zoni (Special Area of Conservation): 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
  • GR4220021 - Nisos Irakleia, Nisoi Makares, Mikros and Megalos Avelas, Nisida Venetiko Irakleias (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
  • K783 - Nisos Irakleia [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 1052/Β/2000
Fauna
  • Allochernes powelli (Kew, 1916), Beron 1985, Mahnert 2013, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Pseudoscorpionida / Family: Chernetidae
  • Cardiolpium stupidum (Beier, 1963), Gardini & Gavalas 2021
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Pseudoscorpionida / Family: Hesperolpiidae
  • Cyrba algerina (Lucas, 1846), Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Salticidae
  • Ero flammeola Simon, 1881, Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Mimetidae
  • Euscorpius tauricus (C.L. Koch, 1837), Kovařik & Beron 2015, Beron 2016, Fet 2000
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Scorpiones / Family: Euscorpiidae
  • Filistata insidiatrix (Forskål, 1775), Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Filistatidae
  • Holocnemus pluchei (Scopoli, 1763), Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Pholcidae
  • Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820), Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Sicariidae
  • Megalepthyphantes lydiae Wunderlich, 1994, Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Linyphiidae
  • Schizidium oertzeni (Budde-Lund, 1896), Beron 1985, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Isopoda / Family: Armadillidiidae
  • Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836), Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Pholcidae
  • Steatoda grossa (C.L. Koch, 1838), Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Theridiidae
  • Tegenaria domestica (Clerck, 1757), Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Agelenidae
  • Uloborus plumipes Lucas, 1846, Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Uloboridae
Species references
  • Beron, P. 1985. On the cave fauna of the Greek islands of Sandorin and Iraklia, with preliminary description of a new pseudoscorpion. Grottes Bulgares, 3: 64-71.
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Bosmans R, Gavalas I. 2023. The spiders (Araneae) of the tiny Greek island Iraklia (Kiklades), with the descriptions of 5 new Harpactea species (Araneae: Dysderidae), 3 species new to Europe and 8 new to Greece. Parnassiana Archives 11 (Suppl. 1): 3-93
  • Fet, V. 2e3. Scorpions (Arachnida, Scorpiones) from the Balkan Peninsula in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia. Hist. Nat. Bulg., 11: 47-60.
  • Gardini G, Gavalas I 2021. The Pseudoscorpions of the island of Iraklia (Cyclades, Greece). Parnassiana Archives, 9: 43-78
  • Kovařik, F. & Beron, P. 2015. A checklist of the scorpions (Arachnida , Scorpiones) in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History (Sofia). Hist. Nat. Bulg., 22: 37-44.
  • Mahnert, V. 2013. Nachträge zur Pseudoskorpionfauna (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) der Höhlen der Insel Santorin (Thera) (Kykladen , Griechenland). Rev. suisse Zool., 120 (1): 93-100.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Kyklopa, Irakleia, Naxos & Mikres Kyklades, Notio Aigaio. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 16.10.2023, Accessed 07.03.2026