Spilaio Agiou Ioanni (Fousa)

Higher Geography
Region: Voreio Aigaio,
Sub-Region: Lesvos,
Municipality: Lesvos,
Closest Settlement: Kato Tritos
Cave Synonyms
Spilaio Fousa Mychous
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR4110005 - Lesvos: Kolpos Geras, Elos Ntipi and Oros Olympos (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
  • K286 - Plati (Asomaton-Sykountos-Mychou) [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 234/Β/1987
Fauna
  • Harpactea sp., Gasparo 2006, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Dysderidae
  • Hoplopholcus figulus Brignoli, 1971, Gasparo 2006, Bosmans et al. 2009, Beron 2016, Huber 2020
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Pholcidae
  • Metellina merianae (Scopoli, 1763), Gasparo 2006, Bosmans et al. 2009, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Tetragnathidae
  • Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775), Gasparo 2006, Bosmans et al. 2009, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Pholcidae
  • Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Tegenaria dalmatica Kulczyński, 1906, Gasparo 2006, Bosmans et al. 2009, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Agelenidae
Cave references
  • Choutzaios, G.M. 1982. The caves Lesvos as christian temples. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 18:198–204.
  • Choutzaios, G.M. 1982. The cave "Agiou Ioanni" or "Fousa" at Mychou, Lesvos. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 18:367–372.
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Bosmans, R. , Baert, L., Bosselaers, J., De Koninck, H., Maelfait, J.-P., Van Keer, J. 2009. Spiders of Lesvos (Greece). A catalogue with all currently known spider reports from the Eastern Aegean Island of Lesbos.. Arachnological Contributions. Newsletter of the Belgian Arachnological Society 24 (suppl.), 2-70.
  • Gasparo, F. 2006. Indagini faunistiche nelle grotte delle isole di Creta e Lesbos (Grecia). Progressione, 52 (1/2): 58-60.
  • 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
  • Huber B.A. 2020. Revision of the spider genus Hoplopholcus Kulczyński (Araneae, Pholcidae). Zootaxa 4726:1–94.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Agiou Ioanni (Fousa), Kato Tritos, Lesvos, Voreio Aigaio. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 02.01.2020, Accessed 09.03.2026