Lepthyphantes brignolianus Deltshev, 1979

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Lepthyphantes
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Diktaio Antro
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Oropedio Lasithiou / Closest settlement: Psychro
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Panagias Arkoudiotisas, Deltshev 1979, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Bosmans et al. 2013, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Atsiganospilios, Bosmans et al. 2013
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Agios Nikolaos / Closest settlement: Adrianou
  • Spilaio Diktaio Antro, Brignoli 1971a, Brignoli 1979a, Deltshev 1979, Gasparo 2003, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Bosmans et al. 2013, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Oropedio Lasithiou / Closest settlement: Psychro
  • Spilaio Trapeza, Deltshev 1979, Bosmans & Chatzaki 2005, Bosmans et al. 2013, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Oropedio Lasithiou / Closest settlement: Tzermiado
  • Spilaio Kato Peristeras, Bosmans et al. 2013
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Karydi
Comments

Only known from caves in Kriti.

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
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Bosmans, R. & Chatzaki, M. 2005. A catalogue of the spiders of Greece. A critical review of all spider species cited from Greece with their localities. Newsletter Belg. Arachn. Soc., 20 (2): 1-124.
  • Bosmans, R., Van Keer, J., Russell-Smith, A., Kronestedt, T., Alderweireldt, M., Bosselaers, J. & De Koninck, H. 2013. Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek Island of Crete. Newsletter Belg. Arachn. Soc., 28 (1): 1-147.
  • Brignoli, P. M. 1971. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der mediterranen Pholcidae (Arachnida, Araneae). Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin, 47 (2): 255-267.
  • Brignoli, P. M. 1979. Ragni di Grecia XI. Specie nuove o interessanti, cavernicole ed epigee. Rev. suisse Zool., 86 (1): 181-202.
  • Deltshev, C. 1979. A contribution to the study of Cave Spiders (Araneae) in Greece. Four new species (Aaraneae, Nesticidae, Linyphiidae) from the Islands of Crete and Thera. Acta Zool. Bulg., 13: 53-63.
  • Gasparo, F. 2003. Tre campagne biospeleologiche a Creta. Progressione, 48 (1): 59-62.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Lepthyphantes brignolianus Deltshev, 1979. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.09.2019, Accessed 29.10.2025