Aegaeobuthus gibbosus (Brullé, 1832)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Aegaeobuthus

Characterisation

Accidental

Distribution

S Balkans, Turkey

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Arkalospilios, Roewer 1943, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

LC - Least Concern

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.
• Roewer, C. F. 1943. Über eine neuerworbene Sammlung von Skorpionen des Natur - Museums Senckenberg. Senckenbergiana, 26 (4): 205-244.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Aegaeobuthus gibbosus (Brullé, 1832). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 22.11.2025, Accessed 18.04.2026