Lithobius erythrocephalus C.L. Koch, 1847

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Lithobius
Characterisation
Troglophile?
Distribution
Europe
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Mavri Trypa, Matic & Stavropoulos 1988, Zapparoli 2002, Beron 2016
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Kavala / Closest settlement: Zygos
  • Spilaio Drakotrypa, Matic & Stavropoulos 1988, Zapparoli 2002, Beron 2016
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Thasos / Closest settlement: Panagia
  • Spilaio Megali Grava, Dobroruka 1965, Zapparoli 2002
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
  • Spilaio Ellinospilios, Chamberlin 1956, Zapparoli 1994, Zapparoli 2002, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Afrata
  • Spilaio Nycteridospilio, Zapparoli 1994, Zapparoli 2002
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Afrata
  • Spilaio Za, Matic & Stavropoulos 1988, Zapparoli 2002
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Filoti
Comments
Synonymy: Sigibius creticola Chamberlin, 1956
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.
  • Chamberlin, R. V. 1956. On a collection of chilopods from Crete. Ent. news, 67: 51-53.
  • Dobroruka, L. J. 1965. Ein Beitrag zur Landtierwelt von Korfu. Chilopoda. Sber. österr. Akad. Wiss. math.-naturw. Kl., 1 (174): 393-402.
  • Matic, Z. & Stavropoulos, G. 1988. Contribution a la connaissance des Chilopodes de Grèce. Biol. gallo-hellen., 14 (1): 33-46.
  • Zapparoli, M. 1994. Note tassonomiche e faunistiche su Chilopodi della Grecia (Chilopoda). Fragm. Entomol., 26 (1): 11-66.
  • Zapparoli, M. 2002. A catalogue of the centipedes from Greece (Chilopoda). Fragm. Entomol., 34 (1): 1-146.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Lithobius erythrocephalus C.L. Koch, 1847. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.11.2025, Accessed 17.04.2026