Amilenus aurantiacus (Simon, 1881)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Phalangiidae
Genus: Amilenus

Characterisation

Troglophile?

Distribution

Alps, W Balkans

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Cave "Polu Tripos", Roewer 1930, Beron 2016
  Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Lefkada / Municipality: Lefkada / Closest settlement: Egklouvi

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

LC - Least Concern

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

PESI

NCBI

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Roewer, C. F. 1930. Opiliones. In M. Beier. Zoologische Forschungsreise nach den Jonischen Inseln und den Peloponnes. IX. Teil. Araneae und Opiliones. Publisher. pp. 153-154.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Amilenus aurantiacus (Simon, 1881). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 22.11.2025, Accessed 18.04.2026