Stygopholcus photophilus Senglet, 1971

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Stygopholcus
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Albania, Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • The Lost Glasses cave, Naumova et al. 2016, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Agio Oros / Regional unit: Agio Oros / Municipality: Agio Oros / Closest settlement: Agia Anna monastery
  • Spilaio Agias Elenis, Deltshev 1985, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Kavala / Closest settlement: Zygos
  • Spilaio Drakotrypa, Deltshev 1985, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Thasos / Closest settlement: Panagia
  • Spilaio Megali Grava, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
  • Spilaio Katsampa, Brignoli 1976, Brignoli 1979a, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Strinyla
  • Spilaio Agias Sofias, Senglet 2001, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Bosmans et al. 2013, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Kissamos / Closest settlement: Topolia
  • Spilaio Skoteinospilios, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Rethymno / Closest settlement: Myloi
  • Spilaio Dionysou, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Arkadia / Municipality: Notia Kynouria / Closest settlement: Leonidio
  • Spilaio Kapsias, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Arkadia / Municipality: Tripoli / Closest settlement: Kapsia
  • Spilaio Skreti, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Lakonia / Municipality: Sparti / Closest settlement: Kastoreio
  • Spilaio Profiti Ilia, Brignoli 1979b, Brignoli 1984, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016, Huber et al. 2021
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Ampelakia
  • Spilaio Nymfon, Brignoli 1984, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Beron 2016
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Spilia
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
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Bosmans, R. & Chatzaki, M. 2005. A catalogue of the spiders of Greece. A critical review of all spider species cited from Greece with their localities. Newsletter Belg. Arachn. Soc., 20 (2): 1-124.
  • 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.
  • Brignoli, P. M. 1976. Ragni di Grecia IX. Specie nuove o interessanti delle famiglie Leptonetidae, Dysderidae, Pholcidae ed Agelenidae (Araneae). Rev. suisse Zool., 83 (3): 539-578.
  • Brignoli, P. M. 1979. Ragni di Grecia XI. Specie nuove o interessanti, cavernicole ed epigee. Rev. suisse Zool., 86 (1): 181-202.
  • Brignoli, P. M. 1979. Considérations zoogéographiques sur les Araignées cavernicoles de Grèce. Biol. gallo-hellen., 8: 223-236.
  • Brignoli, P. M. 1984. Ragni di Grecia XII. Nuovi dati su varie famiglie (Araneae). Rev. suisse Zool., 91 (2): 281-321.
  • Deltshev, C. 1985. New data conserning cave spiders (Araneae) in Greece with description of a new Leptonetela (Araneae, Leptonetidae). Acta Zool. Bulg., 27: 41-45.
  • Huber B. A., Pavlek M., & Komnenov M. 2021. Revision of the spider genus Stygopholcus (Araneae, Pholcidae), endemic to the Balkan Peninsula. European Journal of Taxonomy, 752(1), 1–60. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.752.1391
  • 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.
  • Senglet, A. 2001. Copulatory mechanisms in Hoplopholcus, Stygopholcus (revalidated), Pholcus, Spermophora and Spermophorides (Araneae, Pholcidae), with additional faunistic and taxonomic data. Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges., 74: 43-67.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Stygopholcus photophilus Senglet, 1971. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 14.06.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026