Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus (Preyssler, 1790)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Ephippiochthonius

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Europe, Canary Is., Azores Is., Australia

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Agias Sofias (Mylopotamos), Mahnert 1978, Beron 2016
  Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Nisoi Attikis / Municipality: Kythira / Closest settlement: Mylopotamos

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.
• Mahnert, V. 1978. Weitere Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida Pseudoscorpiones) aus griechische Höhlen. Ann. Mus. Goulandris, 4: 273-298.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus (Preyssler, 1790). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 01.07.2021, Accessed 18.04.2026