Neobisium schawalleri Henderickx, 2000

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Troglobiont

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Doxa
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Marathos

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Doxa, Schawaller 1985, Beron 2016, Henderickx 2000
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Marathos

Comments

Only known from the type locality. Recorded as Neobisium (Blothrus) odysseum (Beier) by Schawaller (1985) (misidentification).

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.
• Henderickx, H. 2e3. Neobisium (Omatoblothrus) schawalleri sp. nov., a new troglobitic pseudoscorpion from Crete (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae). Phegea, 28 (2): 5-10.
• Schawaller, W. 1985. Liste griechischer Neobisiidae mit neuen Höhlenfunden in Epirus, auf Samos und Kreta (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 386: 1-8.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Neobisium schawalleri Henderickx, 2000. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.05.2021, Accessed 17.04.2026