Simplogonopus rubellus (Attems, 1902)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Trichopolydesmidae
Genus: Simplogonopus
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Bulgaria, Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Mylou Katsouridi, Lang 1964, Beron 2016, Vagalinski et al. 2019
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Angeliana
  • Spilaio Katafyki, Golovatch 2013a, Beron 2016, Vagalinski et al. 2019
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Kea-Kythnos / Municipality: Kythnos / Closest settlement: Dryopida
  • Spilaio Agiou Galaktos, Golovatch 2013a, Beron 2016, Vagalinski et al. 2019
    Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Chios / Municipality: Chios / Closest settlement: Agio Gala
Comments

Synonymy: Polydesmus rubellus Attems, 1902; Sphaeroparia simplex Golovatch, 2013 [Vagalinski et al. 2019]

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.
  • Golovatch, S. I. 2013. Three new species of the millipede genus Hyleoglomeris Verhoeff, 1910 from the Aegean region of Greece (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 1 (e1000): 1-13.
  • 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.
  • Vagalinski B, Golovatch SI, Akkari N, Stoev P. 2019. Simplogonopus rubellus (Attems, 1902) gen. n., comb. n. (Diplopoda : Polydesmida : Trichopolydesmidae): Revealing the Identity of an Enigmatic Eastern-Mediterranean Millipede. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 71(3):325–334
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Simplogonopus rubellus (Attems, 1902). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 14.10.2019, Accessed 07.03.2026