Pachyiulus varius (Fabricius, 1781)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Julidae
Genus: Pachyiulus

Characterisation

Trogloxene?

Distribution

North Mediterranean

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Leondariou, Lang 1964, Beron 2016
  Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Paiania / Closest settlement: Paiania
• Spilaio Mikri Grava, Strasser 1970
  Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
• Spilaio Siassiaki, Lang 1964, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa
• Spilaio Chrysopigis, Lang 1964, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Serres / Closest settlement: Chrysopigi_
• Spilaio Kourna, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Apokoronas / Closest settlement: Kournas
• Spilaio Agias Triadas Tzagkarolon, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
• Spilaio Katholikou, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
• Spilaio Koutrouli, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
• Spilaio Panagias Arkoudiotisas, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
• Spilaio Ellinospilios, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Afrata
• Spilaio Chonos Sarchou, Felesaki et al. 2010
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Sarchos
• Spilaio Kamilari, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
• Spilaio Milatou, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Agios Nikolaos / Closest settlement: Milatos
• Spilaio Agiou Konstantinou, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Agios Nikolaos / Closest settlement: Paralia Milatou
• Spilaio Melidoniou, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Melidoni
• Spilaio Fantaxospiliara, Strasser 1974, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Rethymno / Closest settlement: Prinos
• Spilaio Glyfadas Dirou, Lang 1964, Beron 2016
  Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Lakonia / Municipality: Anatoliki Mani / Closest settlement: Pyrgos Dirou

Comments

Synonymy: Pachyiulus flavipes (C. L. Koch, 1847)

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

NCBI

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Felesaki, I., Stoev, P., Simaiakis, S. & Mylonas, M. 2010. A catalogue of the millipedes of Crete (Myriapoda: Diplopoda). Natura Montenegrina, 9 (3): 357-368.
• Lang, J. 1964. Diplopoden aus Griechenland, Kreta, der Türkei und Iran aus dem Sammlungen von Dr. K. Lindberg. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohemoslov., 28 (3): 237-246.
• Strasser, K. 1970. Über griechische Diplopoden (Griechenland, Korfou, Kreta, Ost-Ägäis). Senckenbergiana biol., 51 (3/4): 235-253.
• Strasser, K. 1974. Über Diplopoda-Chilognatha Griechenlands. Rev. suisse Zool., 81 (1): 219-300.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2025. Pachyiulus varius (Fabricius, 1781). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 05.01.2025, Accessed 29.10.2025