Ephippiochthonius corcyraeus (Mahnert, 1976)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Ephippiochthonius
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Megali Grava
Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Anthropograva, Gardini 1988, Schawaller 1990, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Klimatia
  • Spilaio Megali Grava, Mahnert 1976b, Gardini 1988, Schawaller 1990, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
Comments

Only known from the two caves at Kerkyra island.

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.
  • Gardini, G. 1988. Pseudoscorpioni cavernicoli greci, con descrizione di Chthonius (E.) gasparoi n. sp. della Macedonia (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpionida). Atti Mem. Comm. Grotte "E. Boegan", 27: 57-62.
  • Harvey, M.S. 1991. Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida.. Manchester University Press, 726 pp.
  • Mahnert, V. 1976. Zur Kenntnis der Gattungen Acanthocreagris und Roncocreagris (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae). Rev. suisse Zool., 83 (1): 193-214.
  • Schawaller, W. 1990. Zwei neue höhlenbewohnende Chthonius-Arten (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) von den Griechischen Inseln Santorin und Chios. Ann. Mus. Goulandris, 8: 417-424.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Ephippiochthonius corcyraeus (Mahnert, 1976). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 01.07.2021, Accessed 09.10.2025