Cave fauna of Greece database

Pardosa hortensis (Thorell 1872)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Pardosa

Characterisation: Trogloxene?

Distribution: Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Japan

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Zeston Neron, Roewer 1959
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Sintiki / Closest settlement: Sidirokastro

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; NCBI

Species references

Roewer, C. F. 1959. Die Araneae, Solifuga und Opiliones der Sammlungen des Herrn Dr. K. Lindberg aus Griechenland, Creta, Anatolien, Iran und Indien. Göteborgs kungl. vet. vitterh. Samh. Handl., 8 (4): 3-47.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Pardosa hortensis (Thorell 1872). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 08.02.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026