Metadasylobus pristes (L. Koch, 1867)

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

S Balkans

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Rachi I, Roewer 1959
  Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Voreios Tomeas Attikis / Municipality: Agia Paraskevi / Closest settlement: Agia Paraskevi
• 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

NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

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

Check Databases

GBIF

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.
• 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. Metadasylobus pristes (L. Koch, 1867). 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