Trigoniophthalmus mimus Wygodzinsky, 1958

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Archaeognatha
Family: Machilidae
Genus: Trigoniophthalmus

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Bujor
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Pella / Municipality: Edessa / Closest settlement: Agras

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Bujor, Wygodzinsky 1958
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Pella / Municipality: Edessa / Closest settlement: Agras

Comments

Only known from the type locality.

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

• Wygodzinsky, P. 1958. Notes et descriptions de Machilida et Thysanura Paléarctiques. Rev. Fr. Ent., 25: 298-315.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Trigoniophthalmus mimus Wygodzinsky, 1958. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 02.06.2021, Accessed 18.04.2026