Eukoenenia juberthiei Condé, 1974

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Palpigradi
Family: Eukoeneniidae
Genus: Eukoenenia
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Greece, Lebanon
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Kerateas, Condé 1975, Condé 1979b, Condé 1996, Harvey 2003, Beron 2016, Mammola et al. 2021
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Lavreotiki / Closest settlement: Keratea
  • Spilaio Agias Sofias (Mylopotamos), Condé 1979b, Condé 1996, Harvey 2003, Beron 2016, Mammola et al. 2021
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Nisoi Attikis / Municipality: Kythira / Closest settlement: Mylopotamos
  • Spilaio Limnon, Condé 1975, Condé 1979b, Beron 2016, Mammola et al. 2021
    Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
Comments
Condé (1979) described two subspecies from Greece: E. juberthiei cytheriaca (Spilaio Agias Sophias, Mylopotamos, Kythira island) and E. juberthiei hellenica (Spilaio Kerateas, Attiki). Attribution of the type localities is erroneously reversed by Harvey (2003).
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.
  • Condé, B. 1975. Les Palpigrades du Muséum d΄ Histoire naturelle de Genève. Rev. suisse Zool., 82 (3): 507-513.
  • Condé, B. 1979. Palpigrades de Grèce, de Guyane et du Kenya. Rev. suisse Zool., 86 (1): 167-179.
  • Condé, B. 1996. Les Palpigrades, 1885-1995: acquisitions et lacunes. Proceedings of thé XlIIth International Congress of Arachnology. Rev. suisse Zool.. pp. 87-106.
  • Harvey, M. S. 2003. Catalogue of the Smaller Arachnid Orders of the World. Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 398.
  • Mammola S, Fernanda M, Rezende V, Marco S, Ferreira RL. 2021. Global distribution of microwhip scorpions (Arachnida: Palpigradi). Journal of Biogeography, 00:1–13.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Eukoenenia juberthiei Condé, 1974. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 28.03.2021, Accessed 18.04.2026