Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Porrhomma
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Holarctic
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Maara, Beron 2016, Naumova et al. 2016, Mammola et al. 2019
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Prosotsani / Closest settlement: Angitis
  • Spilaio Trypa Pachnis, Naumova et al. 2016, Mammola et al. 2019
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Xanthi / Municipality: Mykis / Closest settlement: Pachni
  • Spilaio Apano Skalas, Rémy 1951, Beron 2016
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa
  • Spilaio Pelade, Naumova et al. 2016
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Serres / Closest settlement: Oinousa
  • Spilaio Trinolenos, Naumova et al. 2016
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Arkadia / Municipality: Tripoli / Closest settlement: Levidi
  • Spilaio Kokkalia Trypa, Mammola et al. 2019
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Magnisia / Municipality: Almyros / Closest settlement: Pteleos
Comments
Cited as Porrhomma proserpina (Simon, 1872) by Remy (1951)
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
NCBI
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Mammola S, Cardoso P, Angyal D, Balázs G, Blick T, Carter J, Danflous S, Dányi L, Déjean S, Elverici M, Fernández J, Gasparo F, Komnenov M, Ková L, Bo K, Mock A, Moldovan O, Pavlek M, Prieto C E, Ribera C, Rozwa R, Vargovitsh R S, Zaenker S, Isaia M. 2019. Continental data on cave-dwelling spider communities across Europe (Arachnida : Araneae). Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e38492:1–15.
  • Naumova, M., Lazarov, S., Petrov, B. & Deltshev, C. 2016. New faunistic data on the cave-dwelling spiders in the Balkan Peninsula (Araneae). Ecologica Montenegrina, 7: 425-438.
  • Rémy, P. 1951. Description de grottes de Macédoine grecque. Ann. Speleol., 6 (2-3): 107-118.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 15.02.2018, Accessed 07.03.2026