Cave fauna of Greece database

Chthonius diophthalmus Dabay, 1888

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Chthonius

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Profiti Ilia, Mahnert 1978, Mahnert 1979, 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.
Mahnert, V. 1979. Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida) aus Höhlen Griechenlands, insbesondere Kretas. Arch. Sci. Genève, 32 (3): 213-233.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Chthonius diophthalmus Dabay, 1888. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 11.02.2018, Accessed 29.04.2026