Cave fauna of Greece database

Pselaphochernes lacertosus (L. Koch, 1873)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chernetidae
Genus: Pselaphochernes

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Tunisia, S Europe, Azerbaijan

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Karoucha, Mahnert 1975, Beron 2016
Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Lefkada / Municipality: Lefkada / Closest settlement: Syvros

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.
Mahnert, V. 1975. Griechische Höhlenpseudoskorpione. Rev. suisse Zool., 82 (1): 169-184.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Pselaphochernes lacertosus (L. Koch, 1873). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 28.07.2026