Eupolybothrus litoralis (L. Koch, 1867)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Eupolybothrus

Characterisation

Troglophile

Distribution

East Mediterranean

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Limnon, Beron 2016
  Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
• Spilaio Koutrouli, Chamberlin 1956, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
• Spilaio Kamilari, Zapparoli 1994
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
• Spilaio Kamilari IΙ, Chamberlin 1956, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
• Spilaio Agiou Ioanni, Matic & Stavropoulos 1988, Beron 2016
  Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Irakleia

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

LC - Least Concern

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

PESI

NCBI

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Chamberlin, R. V. 1956. On a collection of chilopods from Crete. Ent. news, 67: 51-53.
• Matic, Z. & Stavropoulos, G. 1988. Contribution a la connaissance des Chilopodes de Grèce. Biol. gallo-hellen., 14 (1): 33-46.
• Zapparoli, M. 1994. Note tassonomiche e faunistiche su Chilopodi della Grecia (Chilopoda). Fragm. Entomol., 26 (1): 11-66.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Eupolybothrus litoralis (L. Koch, 1867). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.11.2025, Accessed 19.04.2026