Phthiracarus eupalineus Mahunka, 2001

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Sarcoptiformes
Family: Phthiracaridae
Genus: Phthiracarus

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Quary "Metalleio" of Agios Kirykos
Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Ikaria / Closest settlement: Agios Kirykos

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Quary "Metalleio" of Agios Kirykos, Mahunka 2001, Beron 2016
  Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Ikaria / Closest settlement: Agios Kirykos
• Spilaio Panagias Kakoperatianis, Mahunka 2001, Beron 2016
  Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Samos / Closest settlement: Kosmadaioi
• Spilaio Tzetze Trypa, Mahunka 2001, Beron 2016
  Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Samos / Closest settlement: Kosmadaioi

Comments

Known from caves in the islands of Ikaria and Samos.

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.
• Mahunka, S. 2001. Cave-dwelling oribatid mites from Greece (Acari: Oribatida). (Neue und interessante Milben aus dem Genfer Museum XLIX). Rev. suisse Zool., 108 (1): 165-188.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Phthiracarus eupalineus Mahunka, 2001. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 02.06.2021, Accessed 18.04.2026