Roncus lubricus L. Koch, 1873

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
Family: Neobisiidae
Genus: Roncus
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Nearctic Region, Afrotropical Region, North Africa Western and South Europe
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Limnon, Mahnert 1975, Mahnert & Gardini 2014, Beron 2016
    Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
  • Spilaio Agias Sofias, Beier 1931a, Wolf 1937b, Wolf 1938
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Kissamos / Closest settlement: Topolia
  • Anonymous cave at Trypi, Mahnert 1978
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Lakonia / Municipality: Sparti / Closest settlement: Trypi
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
  • Beier, M. 1931. Pseudoscorpionidea. In Roewer C.Fr. Zoologische Streifzüge in Attika, Morea und besonders auf der Insel Kreta. III. Publisher, Bremen. pp. 91-101.
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Mahnert, V. & Gardini, G. 2014. Cave-inhabiting pseudoscorpion species of the genus Roncus (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) from western Greece, including the Ionian Islands. Arachnol. Mitt., 48: 28-37.
  • Mahnert, V. 1975. Griechische Höhlenpseudoskorpione. Rev. suisse Zool., 82 (1): 169-184.
  • Mahnert, V. 1978. Weitere Pseudoskorpione (Arachnida Pseudoscorpiones) aus griechische Höhlen. Ann. Mus. Goulandris, 4: 273-298.
  • Wolf, B. 1937. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. II. - Cavernarum Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1937). pp. 616.
  • Wolf, B. 1938. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. III. - Animalium Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1938). pp. 918.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Roncus lubricus 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 12.02.2018, Accessed 17.04.2026