Cave fauna of Greece database

Troglophilus brevicauda Chopard, 1934

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Genus: Troglophilus

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Folia Drakou, Beron et al. 2011, Beron et al. 2011, Beron 2016, Beron 2016
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Kato Nevrokopi / Closest settlement: Potamoi
Spilaio Trypa Pachnis, Beron et al. 2011, Beron 2016
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Xanthi / Municipality: Mykis / Closest settlement: Pachni
Spilaio Lykodromiou, Alexiou et al. 2024
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Xanthi / Municipality: Xanthi / Closest settlement: Lykodromio

Comments: Synonymy: Troglophilus neglectus serbicus Mařan, 1958. Cited by Beron et al. 2011 as Troglophilus serbicus Mařan, 1958.

Protection status

Species references

Alexiou S, Bakolitsas K, Di Russo C, Rampini M. 2024. Four new Dolichopoda species from Greece, one Troglophilus new to Greece and new locality records (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae). Contributions to Entomology 74(1): 103-111. https://doi.org/10.3897/contrib.entomol.74.e121614
Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
Beron, P., Petrov, B. & Stoev, P. 2011. The invertebrate cave fauna of the Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Pages 583-662 in Beron P. (ed.) Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 4. Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece) II. Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist. Sofia,

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Troglophilus brevicauda Chopard, 1934. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 05.01.2025, Accessed 19.04.2026