Prionoglaris dactyloides Lienhard, 1988

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocoptera
Family: Prionoglarididae
Genus: Prionoglaris

Characterisation

Troglophile

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Limnon, Lienhard 1988b, Badonnel & Lienhard 1994, Beron 2016
  Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
• Spilaio sta Pelekita, Lienhard 1988b, Badonnel & Lienhard 1994, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Kato Zakros
• Spilaio Drakotrypia, Lienhard 1988b, Beron 2016
  Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Arkadia / Municipality: Gortynia / Closest settlement: Vytina
• Spilaio Garzenikou, Lienhard 1988b, Beron 2016
  Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Arkadia / Municipality: Tripoli / Closest settlement: Kandila

Comments

Known from Peloponnisos and Kriti. Lienhart (1988) reports Prionoglaris cf. dactyloides at the caves of Limnon, Dracotrypia, and Gazernikou. 

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

• Badonnel, A. & Lienhard, C. 1994. Psocoptera. In Juberthie, C.;Decu, V. Encyclopaedia Biospeologica I. Publisher. pp. 301-305.
• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Lienhard, C. 1988. Vorarbeiten zu einer Psocopteren-Fauna der Westpaläarktis : IV. die Gattung Prionoglaris Enderlein (Psocoptera : Prionoglarididae). Mitt. Schweiz. Entom. Ges. 61: 89-108

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Prionoglaris dactyloides Lienhard, 1988. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 19.09.2019, Accessed 18.04.2026