Trogulus megaligrava Schönhofer, 2013

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Trogulidae
Genus: Trogulus
Characterisation
Troglophile?
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Megali Grava
Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Megali Grava, Schönhofer 2013, Schönhofer et al. 2013
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

IUCN Red List
CR - Critically Endangered
Greece's Red Data Book
CR - Critically Endangered
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
IUCN Red List
Species references
  • Schönhofer, A. L. 2013. A taxonomic catalogue of the Dyspnoi Hansen and Sørensen, 1904 (Arachnida: Opiliones). Zootaxa, 3679: 1-68.
  • Schönhofer, A. L., Karaman, I. M. & Martens, J. 2013. Revision of the genus Trogulus Latreille: The morphologically divergent Trogulus torosus species-group of the Balkan Peninsula (Opiliones: Dyspnoi: Trogulidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167 (3): 360-388.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Trogulus megaligrava Schönhofer, 2013. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 17.11.2025, Accessed 18.04.2026