Cave fauna of Greece database

Alabidocarpus megalonyx (Trouessart, 1895)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Sarcoptiformes
Family: Listophoridae
Genus: Alabidocarpus

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Kalamato, Beron 1974
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Apokoronas / Closest settlement: Vafes

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: GBIF

Species references

Beron, P. 1974. Données nouvelles sur les Acariens parasites des mammifères en Bulgarie, en Yougoslavie, en Turquie et aux îles de Corse et de Crète. Bull. Inst. Zool. Mus. Sofia, 40: 59-69.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2025. Alabidocarpus megalonyx (Trouessart, 1895). 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 09.10.2025