Iason lompei Giachino & Vailati, 2019

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Iason

Characterisation

Troglobiont?

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Tzetze Trypa
Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Samos / Closest settlement: Kosmadaioi

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Tzetze Trypa, Giachino & Vailati 2019
  Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Samos / Closest settlement: Kosmadaioi

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

No links to other databases

Species references

• Giachino PM, Vailati D. 2019. Nuovi Anillini (Coleoptera Carabidae) di Grecia e Anatolia. Memorie Soc. Entomol. Ital. 95:3–44

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Iason lompei Giachino & Vailati, 2019. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 03.06.2021, Accessed 24.08.2026