Pseudacherontides spelaeus (Ionesco, 1922)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha
Order: Poduromorpha
Family: Hypogastruridae
Genus: Pseudacherontides

Characterisation

Troglophile?

Distribution

Europe

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Alistratis, Paragamian 1992, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Nea Zichni / Closest settlement: Alistrati
• Spilaio Melissotrypa, Popa et al. 2019, Fiera et al. 2021
  Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Elassona / Closest settlement: Kefalovryso

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.
• Fiera C, Arbea JI, Vargovitsh RS, & Barjadze S 2021. A synthesis on troglobitic springtails in Europe. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 59, 1874– 1890. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12560
• Paragamian, K. 1992. Study of the environment of the cave “Alistrati”, Serres before its tourist arrangement. [In Greek with English summary]. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce, 20: 77-94.
• Popa, I., Brad, T., Vaxevanopoulos, M., Giurginca, A., Baba, S.C., Iepure, S., Plaiasu, R., Sarbu, S.M. 2019. Rich and diverse subterranean invertebrate communities inhabiting Melissotrypa Cave in Central Greece.. Trav. Inst. Spéol. «Émile Racovitza», 58: 65–78.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Pseudacherontides spelaeus (Ionesco, 1922). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 24.12.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026