Lithobius viriatus Sseliwanoff, 1880

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Lithobius
Characterisation
Troglophile?
Distribution
East Mediterranean
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Maroneias, Matic & Stavropoulos 1988, Zapparoli 2002, Beron et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Rodopi / Municipality: Maroneia - Sapes / Closest settlement: Maroneia
  • Spilaio Vromoneras, Sarbu et al. 2024
    Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Ioannina / Municipality: Konitsa / Closest settlement: Kavasila
  • Palio Pyli cave IV, Zapparoli 1984, Zapparoli 1994, Zapparoli 2002, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Kos / Municipality: Kos / Closest settlement: Palio Pyli
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
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Beron, P., Petrov, B. & Stoev, P. 2004. The Invertebrate cave fauna of the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). In Beron, P & A. Popov (eds). A. Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, pp. 791-822.
  • Matic, Z. & Stavropoulos, G. 1988. Contribution a la connaissance des Chilopodes de Grèce. Biol. gallo-hellen., 14 (1): 33-46.
  • Sarbu SM, Brad T, Băncilă RI, Ştefan A 2024. Exploring Biodiversity and Food Webs in Sulfur Cave in the Vromoner Canyon on the Greek–Albanian Border. Diversity. 2024; 16(8):477. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16080477
  • Zapparoli, M. 1984. Note su alcune specie del gen. Eupolybothrus della fauna di Grecia (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha). Fragm. Entomol., 17 (2): 195-209.
  • Zapparoli, M. 1994. Note tassonomiche e faunistiche su Chilopodi della Grecia (Chilopoda). Fragm. Entomol., 26 (1): 11-66.
  • Zapparoli, M. 2002. A catalogue of the centipedes from Greece (Chilopoda). Fragm. Entomol., 34 (1): 1-146.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Lithobius viriatus Sseliwanoff, 1880. 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 21.05.2026