Aelurillus steinmetzi Metzner, 1999

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Aelurillus
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Agiou Ioanni, Bosmans & Gavalas 2023
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Irakleia
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
  • Bosmans R, Gavalas I. 2023. The spiders (Araneae) of the tiny Greek island Iraklia (Kiklades), with the descriptions of 5 new Harpactea species (Araneae: Dysderidae), 3 species new to Europe and 8 new to Greece. Parnassiana Archives 11 (Suppl. 1): 3-93
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Aelurillus steinmetzi Metzner, 1999. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.10.2023, Accessed 18.04.2026