Spilaio Metaxolakka

Higher Geography
Region: Thessalia,
Sub-Region: Magnisia,
Municipality: Almyros,
Closest Settlement: Pteleos
Cave type
Natural
Fauna
  • Acanthopetalum sp., Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Diplopoda / Order: Callipodida / Family: Schizopetalidae
  • Alpioniscus henroti Vandel, 1964, Andreev 2013, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Isopoda / Family: Trichoniscidae
  • Catopsimorphus orientalis Aube, 1850, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Leiodidae
  • Trechus subacuminatus Fleischer, 1898, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Carabidae
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.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Metaxolakka, Pteleos, 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 18.04.2026