Cave fauna of Greece database

Pselaphochernes scorpioides (Hermann, 1804)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chernetidae
Genus: Pselaphochernes

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Albania, Algeria, Morocco, Europe to Uzbekistan, U.S.A.

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Glyfadas Dirou, Mahnert 1978, Beron 2016
Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Lakonia / Municipality: Anatoliki Mani / Closest settlement: Pyrgos Dirou
Spilaio Profiti Ilia, Mahnert 1978, Beron 2016
Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Ampelakia

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.
Mahnert, V. 1978. Weitere Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida Pseudoscorpiones) aus griechische Höhlen. Ann. Mus. Goulandris, 4: 273-298.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2025. Pselaphochernes scorpioides (Hermann, 1804). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 14.07.2021, Accessed 09.10.2025