Spilaio Kitseli

Higher Geography
Region: Sterea Ellada,
Sub-Region: Evvoia,
Municipality: Kymi - Aliveri,
Closest Settlement: Manikia
Cave Synonyms
Inamila cave
Cave type
Natural
Description / Comments

Plusiocampa sp. is currently recorded as Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) aff. grandii Silvestri, 1933 but it could be a new species (Sendra et al. 2020)

Protection status
  • GR2420011 - Ori Kentrikis Evvoias, Paraktia Zoni and Nisides (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
  • K630 - Kadditiko-Passiotiko-Maniakatiko Vouno (Kaddiou-Ag. Vlassiou-Manikion) [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 689/Β/1976
Fauna
  • Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Miniopteridae
  • Plusiocampa apollo Sendra, Giachino & Vailati, 2020, Sendra et al. 2020a
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Entognatha / Order: Diplura / Family: Campodeidae
  • Plusiocampa sp., Sendra et al. 2020a
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Entognatha / Order: Diplura / Family: Campodeidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
Cave references
  • Otava, J. and Karakostanoglou, I. 1993. Manikia 1992. Speleoforum, 1993, 36–44
Species references
  • Georgiakakis P, Kafkaletou Diez A, Salvarina I, Benda P, Billington G, Dietz C, Billington J, Cove D, Davison S, Cooke M, Papadatou E. 2023. The Bats of Greece: An Updated Review of Their Distribution, Ecology and Conservation. Animals. 2023; 13(15):2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152529
  • Sendra A., Antić D., Barranco P., Borko Š., Christian E., Delić T., Fadrique F., Faille A., Galli L., Gasparo F., Georgiev D., Giachino P.M., Kováč L., Lukić M., Marcia P., Miculinić K., Nicolosi G., Palero F., Paragamian K., Pérez T., Polak S., Prieto C. 2020. Flourishing in subterranean ecosystems: Euro-Mediterranean Plusiocampinae and tachycampoids (Diplura, Campodeidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 591: 1–138. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.591
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Kitseli, Manikia, Kymi - Aliveri, Sterea Ellada. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 25.10.2023, Accessed 01.11.2025