Chthonius sestasi Mahnert, 1979

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Troglobiont

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Liparotrypa
Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Spilia

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Kokkinou Vrachou, Mahnert 1979, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
  Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Spilia
• Spilaio Liparotrypa, Mahnert 1979, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
  Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Spilia
• Spilaio Nymfon, Mahnert 1979, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
  Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Spilia

Comments

Only known from the type locality and 2 nearby caves

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.
• Harvey, M.S. 1991. Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida.. Manchester University Press, 726 pp.
• Mahnert, V. 1979. Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida) aus Höhlen Griechenlands, insbesondere Kretas. Arch. Sci. Genève, 32 (3): 213-233.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2025. Chthonius sestasi Mahnert, 1979. 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