Metajapyx aemulans (Silvestri, 1932)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha
Order: Diplura
Family: Japygidae
Genus: Metajapyx
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio sta Pelekita, Pagés 1993, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Kato Zakros
  • Spilaio Mythia Kampathoura, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Anogeia / Closest settlement: Anogeia
Comments

Known from the islands Karpathos, Rodos and Crete.

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.
  • Pagés, J. 1993. Japygidés d'Europe et du bassin méditerranéen, n 7. - Dicellurata Genavensia XVII. Rev. suisse Zool., 100 (1): 47-64.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Metajapyx aemulans (Silvestri, 1932). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 01.06.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026