Cave fauna of Greece database

Gnathoncus rotundatus (Kugelann, 1792)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae
Genus: Gnathoncus

Characterisation: Accidental

Distribution: Europe

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Leondariou, Lindberg 1955d
Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Paiania / Closest settlement: Paiania

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

Lindberg, K. 1955. Notes sur le grottes de la Grèce. Acta Mus. Maced. Sci. Natur. Skopje 3: 41–69

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Gnathoncus rotundatus (Kugelann, 1792). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 09.02.2018, Accessed 24.08.2026