Ovaliptila nana (Baccetti, 1992)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Gryllidae
Genus: Ovaliptila
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Palio Pyli cave I
Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Kos / Municipality: Kos / Closest settlement: Palio Pyli
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Palio Pyli cave I, Bacceti 1992, Gorochov & Ünal 2012, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Kos / Municipality: Kos / Closest settlement: Palio Pyli
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
GBIF
IUCN Red List
Species references
  • Bacceti, B. 1992. Notulae orthopterologicae. 50. Su alcuni ortotteroidei del Mediterraneo orientale. Fragm. Entomol., 23 (2): 247-270.
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Gorochov A. & Ünal M. 2012 2012. Review of Turkish crickets from the subfamily Gryllomorphinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 21(1): 28–59
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Ovaliptila nana (Baccetti, 1992). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 03.06.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026