Lithobius temnensis Verhoeff, 1943

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Lithobius
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Arkoudospilia
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Pella / Municipality: Almopia / Closest settlement: Loutra Loutrakiou
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Arkoudospilia, Verhoeff 1943, Rémy 1951, Zapparoli 2002, Beron 2016
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Pella / Municipality: Almopia / Closest settlement: Loutra Loutrakiou
Comments

Only known from a few localities in western Makedonia.

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.
  • Rémy, P. 1951. Description de grottes de Macédoine grecque. Ann. Speleol., 6 (2-3): 107-118.
  • Verhoeff, K. W. 1943. Über Chilopoden aus westbalkanischen Höhlen.. Zeitschrift für Karst- und Höhlenkunde , 43: 133-152.
  • Zapparoli, M. 2002. A catalogue of the centipedes from Greece (Chilopoda). Fragm. Entomol., 34 (1): 1-146.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Lithobius temnensis Verhoeff, 1943. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 04.11.2020, Accessed 17.04.2026