Roncus peramae Helversen, 1969

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Neobisiidae
Genus: Roncus
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Peramatos
Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Ioannina / Municipality: Ioannina / Closest settlement: Perama
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Peramatos, Helversen 1969, Mahnert 1975, Schawaller 1981, Schawaller 1985, Harvey 1991, Mahnert & Gardini 2014, Beron 2016
    Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Ioannina / Municipality: Ioannina / Closest settlement: Perama
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

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.
  • Helversen, O. V. 1969. Roncus (Parablothrus) peramae n.sp., ein troglobionter Neobisiidae aus einer griechischen Trorfsteinhöhle (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae). Senckenbergiana biol., 50 (3-4): 225-233.
  • Mahnert, V. & Gardini, G. 2014. Cave-inhabiting pseudoscorpion species of the genus Roncus (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) from western Greece, including the Ionian Islands. Arachnol. Mitt., 48: 28-37.
  • Mahnert, V. 1975. Griechische Höhlenpseudoskorpione. Rev. suisse Zool., 82 (1): 169-184.
  • Schawaller, W. 1981. Eine neue troglobionte Roncus - Art und weitere Pseudoskorpione von den Nördlichen Sporaden (Ägäis) (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 344: 1-9.
  • 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. 2025. Roncus peramae Helversen, 1969. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.09.2019, Accessed 09.10.2025