Ephippiochthonius minous (Mahnert, 1979)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Ephippiochthonius
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Milatou
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Agios Nikolaos / Closest settlement: Milatos
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Milatou, Mahnert 1979, Gardini 1988, Schawaller 1990, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Agios Nikolaos / Closest settlement: Milatos
  • Spilaio Melidoniou, Mahnert 1979, Gardini 1988, Schawaller 1990, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Melidoni
Comments

Only known from two caves in Crete. In Spilaio Melidoniou as Chthonius (E.) minous peramae Mahnert, 1979.

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. 1979. Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida) aus Höhlen Griechenlands, insbesondere Kretas. Arch. Sci. Genève, 32 (3): 213-233.
  • 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 minous (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 01.07.2021, Accessed 09.10.2025