Ephippiochthonius tuberculatus (Hadži, 1937)

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Albania, FYROM, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Riganiou, Gardini & Gavalas 2021
  Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Aitoloakarnania / Municipality: Nafpaktos / Closest settlement: Rigani
• Spilaio Agiou Ioanni, Gardini & Gavalas 2021
  Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Irakleia
• Spilaio Profiti Ilia, Mahnert 1978, Mahnert 1979, Beron 2016
  Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Ampelakia

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, Gavalas I 2021. The Pseudoscorpions of the island of Iraklia (Cyclades, Greece). Parnassiana Archives, 9: 43-78
• Mahnert, V. 1978. Weitere Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida Pseudoscorpiones) aus griechische Höhlen. Ann. Mus. Goulandris, 4: 273-298.
• Mahnert, V. 1979. Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida) aus Höhlen Griechenlands, insbesondere Kretas. Arch. Sci. Genève, 32 (3): 213-233.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Ephippiochthonius tuberculatus (Hadži, 1937). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 14.07.2021, Accessed 29.04.2026