Eukoenenia mirabilis (Grassi & Calandruccio, 1885)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Palpigradi
Family: Eukoeneniidae
Genus: Eukoenenia
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Australian Region, Afro-tropical Region, N Africa, Neotropical Region, S Europe,
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Agias Sofias (Kalamos), Condé 1979a, Condé 1979b, Condé 1996, Beron 2016, Mammola et al. 2021
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Nisoi Attikis / Municipality: Kythira / Closest settlement: Kalamos
  • Spilaio sta Pelekita, Condé 1979b, Condé 1996, Mammola et al. 2021
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Kato Zakros
  • Spilaio Agiou Ioanni, Condé 1989, Beron 2016, Mammola et al. 2021
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Irakleia
  • Spilaio Raos tou Foutra, Condé 1976, Condé 1979b, Beron 2016, Mammola et al. 2021
    Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Ikaria / Closest settlement: Petropoulio
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
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Condé, B. 1976. Quelques Microarthropodes conservés à Genève (Palpigrades, Protoures, Diploures Campodeides). Rev. suisse Zool., 83 (3): 747-755.
  • Condé, B. 1979. Palpigrades d΄ Europe méridionale et d΄ Asie tropicale. Rev. suisse Zool., 86 (4): 901-912.
  • Condé, B. 1979. Palpigrades de Grèce, de Guyane et du Kenya. Rev. suisse Zool., 86 (1): 167-179.
  • Condé, B. 1989. Palpigrades (Arachnida) des grottes d΄ Europe. Rev. suisse Zool., 96 (4): 823-840.
  • Condé, B. 1996. Les Palpigrades, 1885-1995: acquisitions et lacunes. Proceedings of thé XlIIth International Congress of Arachnology. Rev. suisse Zool.. pp. 87-106.
  • 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 mirabilis (Grassi & Calandruccio, 1885). 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