Medon pythonissa (Saulcy, 1864)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Medon
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
E Mediterranean
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Leondariou, Coiffait 1969b, Beron 2016
    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
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Coiffait, H. 1969. Formes nouvelles ou mal connues des genres Medon et Hypomedon. Ann. Speleol., 24 (4): 701-727.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Medon pythonissa (Saulcy, 1864). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 30.04.2018, Accessed 21.05.2026