Cave fauna of Greece database

Neobisium carcinoides (Hermann, 1804)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Neobisiidae
Genus: Neobisium

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Algeria, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, Europe to Kazakhstan,

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Agias Sofias, Beier 1931b, Wolf 1937b, Wolf 1938
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Kissamos / Closest settlement: Topolia

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

Beier, M. 1931. Zur Kenntnis der troglobionten Neobisien (Pseudoscorpione). Eos, 7: 9-23.
Wolf, B. 1937. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. II. - Cavernarum Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1937). pp. 616.
Wolf, B. 1938. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. III. - Animalium Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1938). pp. 918.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Neobisium carcinoides (Hermann, 1804). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 17.04.2026