Laemostenus peloponnesiacus Casale, 1982

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Laemostenus
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Limnon
Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Varathro Kaliakoudotrypa, Casale 1982, Casale 1988, Beron 2016
    Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Ano Lousoi
  • Spilaio Limnon, Casale 1982, Casale 1988, Beron 2016
    Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
  • Spilaio Ermi, Casale 1982, Casale 1988, Beron 2016
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Korinthia / Municipality: Xylokastro - Evrostini / Closest settlement: Zireia
Comments

Reported from few locations on Chelmos, Menalon, Kyllini, Taygetos Mts (Peloponnisos).

IUCN Red List
LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book
LC - Least Concern
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Casale, A. 1982. Nuovi Carabidi del Marocco, di Grecia e di Papua-Nuova Guinea (Coleoptera). Rev. suisse Zool., 89 (1): 229-244.
  • Casale, A. 1988. Revisione degli Sphodrina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphordini). Monographia V. Boll. Mus. reg. Sci. Nat. Torino. pp. 1012.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Laemostenus peloponnesiacus Casale, 1982. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 17.11.2025, Accessed 08.04.2026