Ephippiochthonius platakisi (Mahnert, 1979)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Ephippiochthonius
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Thergiospilios
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Ierapetra / Closest settlement: Kavousi
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Thergiospilios, Mahnert 1979, Harvey 1991, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Ierapetra / Closest settlement: Kavousi
Comments

Only known from the type locality.. Mahnert (1980) reports additionally a Chthonius aff. platakisi from Pelekita cave (Kato Zakros, Siteia, Crete)

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. Ephippiochthonius platakisi (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