Chthonius minotaurus Henderickx, 1997

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Chthonius
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Kourna
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Apokoronas / Closest settlement: Kournas
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Kourna, Henderickx 1997, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Apokoronas / Closest settlement: Kournas
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

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.
  • Henderickx, H. 1997. Chthonius (Chthonius) minotaurus (Heterosphyronida, Chthoniidae), a new troglobitic pseudoscorpion from Crete. Phegea, 25 (2): 81-87.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Chthonius minotaurus Henderickx, 1997. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.09.2019, Accessed 09.10.2025