Callilepis cretica (Roewer, 1928)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Gnaphosideae
Genus: Callilepis
Characterisation
Troglophile?
Distribution
Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Azerbaija
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Arkalospilios, Bosmans et al. 2013
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
PESI
Species references
  • Bosmans, R., Van Keer, J., Russell-Smith, A., Kronestedt, T., Alderweireldt, M., Bosselaers, J. & De Koninck, H. 2013. Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek Island of Crete. Newsletter Belg. Arachn. Soc., 28 (1): 1-147.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Callilepis cretica (Roewer, 1928). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026