Chthonius ischnocheles (Hermann, 1804)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Chthonius
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Western and Southern Europe, Turkey
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Megali Grava, Mahnert 1973, Beron 2016
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
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.
  • Mahnert, V. 1973. Über griechische Pseudoskorpione II: Höhlenpseudoskorpione (Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae) von Korfu. Rev. suisse Zool., 80 (1): 207-223.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Chthonius ischnocheles (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 07.02.2018, Accessed 09.10.2025