Cave fauna of Greece database

Neobisium hellenum (Simon, 1885)

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

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Idaio Antro, Mahnert 1979, Beron 2016
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Anogeia / Closest settlement: Anogeia

Comments: Neobisium (Neobisium) aff. hellenum (Mahnert 1980)

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.
Mahnert, V. 1979. Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida) aus Höhlen Griechenlands, insbesondere Kretas. Arch. Sci. Genève, 32 (3): 213-233.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2025. Neobisium hellenum (Simon, 1885). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 11.02.2018, Accessed 09.10.2025