Spilaio Alepotrypa

Higher Geography
Region: Peloponnisos,
Sub-Region: Lakonia,
Municipality: Anatoliki Mani,
Closest Settlement: Pyrgos Dirou
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • Archaeological Site - Ministerial Decisions: 9396/24-8-1963 (OGG 408/Β/18-9-1963), 22154/1203/12-5-1999 (OGG 992/Β/27-5-1999)
  • GR2540008 - Notia Mani (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 patens Strasser, 1973, Strasser 1974, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Diplopoda / Order: Callipodida / Family: Schizopetalidae
  • Batrisodes elysius (Reitter, 1884), Coiffait 1969a, Coiffait 1969b, Besuchet 1981, Besuchet 1993, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Staphylinidae
  • Bogidiella cerberus Bou & Ruffo, 1979, Bou 1975, Bou & Ruffo 1979, Koenemann & Holsinger 1999, Beron 2016, Navarro-Barranco et al. 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Amphipoda / Family: Bogidiellidae
  • Dolichopoda unicolor Chopard, 1964, Allegrucci et al. 2021
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Rhaphidophoridae
  • Salentinella angelieri Ruffo & Delamare-Deboutteville, 1952, Bou 1975, Beron 2016, Navarro-Barranco et al. 2023
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Amphipoda / Family: Salentinellidae
  • Tethysbaena argentarii (Stella, 1951), Rouch 1964, Bou 1975, Wagner 1994, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Thermosbaenacea / Family: Monodellidae
Cave references
  • Petrocheilos, I. 1958. Speleological researches in the area of Dyros, Lakonia. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 4:57–95.
  • Petrocheilos, I. 1958. New researches at the cave Alepotrypa (CRNr 923). Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 4:106–112.
  • Petrocheilou, A. 1984. The Greek Caves. Ekdotiki Athinon 160pp.
Species references
  • Allegrucci G, Rampini M, Chimenti C, Alexiou S & Di Russo C. 2021. Dolichopoda cave crickets from Peloponnese (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae): molecular and morphological investigations reveal four new species for Greece. The European Zoological Journal, 88(1): 505-524, DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2021.1902005
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Besuchet, C. 1981. Contribution à l΄ étude des Batrisodes paléarctiques (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). Rev. suisse Zool., 88 (1): 275-296.
  • Besuchet, C. 1993. Pselaphides cavernicoles de Grèce (Coleoptera). Biol. gallo-hellen., 20 (1): 223-229.
  • Bou, C. & Ruffo, S. 1979. Contributo alla conoscentza delle Bogidiella di Grecia. Natura, Milano, 70 (4): 295-309.
  • Bou, C. 1975. Recherches sur la faune des eaux souterraines de Grèce. Biol. gallo-hellen., 6 (1): 101-115.
  • Coiffait, H. 1969. Pselaphides balkaniques. Biol. gallo-hellen., 2 (1): 65-67.
  • Coiffait, H. 1969. Formes nouvelles ou mal connues des genres Medon et Hypomedon. Ann. Speleol., 24 (4): 701-727.
  • Koenemann, S. & Holsinger, J. R. 1999. Phylogenetic analysis of the amphipod family Bogidiellidae s. lat., and revision of taxa above the species level. Crustaceana, 72 (8): 781-816.
  • Navarro-Barranco C, Martínez A, Sempere-Valverde J, Chebaane S, Digenis M, Plaitis W, Voultsiadou E, Gerovasileiou V. 2023. Amphipods in Mediterranean Marine and Anchialine Caves: New Data and Overview of Existing Knowledge. Diversity, 15(12):1180. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15121180
  • Rouch, R. 1964. Contribution à la connaissance du genre Monodella (Thermosbaenacés).. Ann. Spéléol., 19(4): 717-727 [dated 1964, issued 25 March 1965].
  • Strasser, K. 1974. Über Diplopoda-Chilognatha Griechenlands. Rev. suisse Zool., 81 (1): 219-300.
  • Wagner, H.P. 1994. A monographic review of the Thermosbaenacea (Crustacea: Peracarida). A study on their morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography.. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 291 (1):1–338.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Alepotrypa, Pyrgos Dirou, Anatoliki Mani, Peloponnisos. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 29.11.2023, Accessed 03.04.2026