Dolichopoda balrogi Kalaentzis & Alexiou, 2026

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Genus: Dolichopoda
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Artificial tunnels
Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Kastellorizo / Municipality: Megisti / Closest settlement: Kastellorizo
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Artificial tunnels, Kalaentzis et al. 2026
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Kastellorizo / Municipality: Megisti / Closest settlement: Kastellorizo
Comments

Only known from the type locality

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
No links to other databases
Species references
  • Kalaentzis K, Alexiou S, Christopoulos A, Minoudi S, Koutsogiannopoulos D, Kotselis C, Triantafyllidis A 2026. Delving too deep: Morphological and molecular description of the cave-dwelling Dolichopoda balrogi sp. nov. (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from Kastellorizo Island, Greece. Journal of Orthoptera Research 35(2): 259-266. https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.35.187943
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Dolichopoda balrogi Kalaentzis & Alexiou, 2026. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 28.05.2026, Accessed 07.07.2026