Ovaliptila kinzelbachi (Harz, 1971)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Gryllidae
Genus: Ovaliptila
Characterisation
Troglophile?
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Grylon
Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Karpathos / Municipality: Karpathos / Closest settlement: Karpathos
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Grylon, Harz 1971, Popov 1984, Willemse 1984, Gorochov 2006, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Karpathos / Municipality: Karpathos / Closest settlement: Karpathos
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

IUCN Red List
VU - Vulnerable
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
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.
  • Gorochov, A. V. 2006. A new genus of the tribe Petaloptilini (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllomorphinae) and the partial revision of species included. Far Eastern Entomologist, 160: 1-11.
  • Harz, K. 1971. Orthopterologische Beiträge IX. Atalanta (B), 3 (5): 331-338.
  • Popov, A. 1984. Le genre Discoptila Pant. (Orthoptera, Gryllidae). Biol. gallo-hellen., 11 (1): 65-78.
  • Willemse, F. 1984. Catalogue of the Orthoptera of Greece. Fauna Graeciae I. Hellenic Zoological Society. pp. 275.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Ovaliptila kinzelbachi (Harz, 1971). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.05.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026