Spilaio Nerospilia

Higher Geography
Region: Thessalia,
Sub-Region: Magnisia,
Municipality: Almyros,
Closest Settlement: Kokkotoi
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR1430006 - Oros Othrys, Vouna Gkouras and Farangi Palaiokerasias (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
  • Alpioniscus henroti Vandel, 1964, Andreev 2013, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Isopoda / Family: Trichoniscidae
  • Amphipyra effusa Boisduval, 1828, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Lepidoptera / Family: Noctuidae
  • Centromerus milleri Deltshev, 1974, Naumova et al. 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Linyphiidae
  • Metellina merianae (Scopoli, 1763), Naumova et al. 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Tetragnathidae
  • Micropterna nycterobia McLachlan, 1875, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Trichoptera / Family: Limnephilidae
  • Micropterna sequax McLachlan, 1875, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Trichoptera / Family: Limnephilidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Stenophylax meridiorientalis Malicky, 1982, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Trichoptera / Family: Limnephilidae
Species references
  • Andreev, S. 2013. A new cave species, Alpioniscus gueorguievi n. sp. (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae) from continental Greece. Acta Zool. Bulg., 65 (3): 297-298.
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • 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
  • Naumova, M., Lazarov, S., Petrov, B. & Deltshev, C. 2016. New faunistic data on the cave-dwelling spiders in the Balkan Peninsula (Araneae). Ecologica Montenegrina, 7: 425-438.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2024. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Nerospilia, Kokkotoi, Almyros, Thessalia. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 02.05.2024