Laemostenus stussineri (Ganglbauer, 1897)

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Troglophile

Distribution

Greece, Republic of North Macedonia

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Kokkinou Vrachou
Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Spilia

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Kokkinou Vrachou, Ganglbauer 1896, Wolf 1937b, Wolf 1938, Pretner 2011, Beron 2016
  Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Spilia

Comments

Known from the type locality and the Republic of North Macedonia.

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

VU - Vulnerable

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.
• Ganglbauer, L. 1896. Neue und wening bekannte Carabiden. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 46: 457-467.
• Pretner, E. 2011. Die Verdienste von Leo Weirather um die Biospeläologie, insbesondere Jugoslawiens, sein Höhlenkataster und seine Sammelplätze. Ber. nat.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 97: 85-234.
• Wolf, B. 1937. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. II. - Cavernarum Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1937). pp. 616.
• Wolf, B. 1938. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. III. - Animalium Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1938). pp. 918.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Laemostenus stussineri (Ganglbauer, 1897). 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