Allochernes powelli (Kew, 1916)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chernetidae
Genus: Allochernes

Characterisation

Troglophile?

Distribution

Europe

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Katsouri, Mahnert 1975, Beron 2016
  Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Apolysoi
• Spilaio Gravolithia, Mahnert 1975, Beron 2016
  Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Spartyla
• Spilaio Karoucha, Mahnert 1975, Beron 2016
  Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Lefkada / Municipality: Lefkada / Closest settlement: Syvros
• Spilaio Koumarospilios, Beier 1931a, Wolf 1937b, Wolf 1938, Mahnert 1979, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
• Spilaio Panagias Arkoudiotisas, Mahnert 1979, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
• Spilaio sta Pelekita, Mahnert 1979, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Kato Zakros
• Spilaio Katsibourdou, Mahnert 1979, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Zakros
• Spilaio Nychteridon, Mahnert 1979, Mahnert 2013, Beron 2016
  Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Karpathos / Municipality: Karpathos / Closest settlement: Pigadia
• Spilaio Kyklopa, Beron 1985, Mahnert 2013, Beron 2016
  Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Irakleia
• Spilaio Zoodochou Pigis I, Mahnert 2013
  Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Thira / Municipality: Thira / Closest settlement: Kamari

Comments

Synonymy: Allochernes creticus (Beier, 1931), Mahnert 1979

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

• Beier, M. 1931. Pseudoscorpionidea. In Roewer C.Fr. Zoologische Streifzüge in Attika, Morea und besonders auf der Insel Kreta. III. Publisher, Bremen. pp. 91-101.
• Beron, P. 1985. On the cave fauna of the Greek islands of Sandorin and Iraklia, with preliminary description of a new pseudoscorpion. Grottes Bulgares, 3: 64-71.
• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Mahnert, V. 1975. Griechische Höhlenpseudoskorpione. Rev. suisse Zool., 82 (1): 169-184.
• Mahnert, V. 1979. Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida) aus Höhlen Griechenlands, insbesondere Kretas. Arch. Sci. Genève, 32 (3): 213-233.
• Mahnert, V. 2013. Nachträge zur Pseudoskorpionfauna (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) der Höhlen der Insel Santorin (Thera) (Kykladen , Griechenland). Rev. suisse Zool., 120 (1): 93-100.
• Wolf, B. 1937. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. II. - Cavernarum Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1937). pp. 616.
• Wolf, B. 1938. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. III. - Animalium Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1938). pp. 918.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Allochernes powelli (Kew, 1916). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 12.02.2018, Accessed 30.04.2026