Nargus phaeacus Reitter, 1888

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Leiodidae
Genus: Nargus

Characterisation

Troglophile

Distribution

Greece, Cyprus, Near East

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Fylakis, Beron 2016
  Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Magnisia / Municipality: Almyros / Closest settlement: Fylaki

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

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Nargus phaeacus Reitter, 1888. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026