Metajapyx athenarum (Cook, 1899)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha
Order: Diplura
Family: Japygidae
Genus: Metajapyx
Characterisation
Trogloxene?
Distribution
Turkey, Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Kerateas, Pagés 1978, Beron 2016
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Lavreotiki / Closest settlement: Keratea
Comments

Known from Attiki (Spilaio Kerateas) and Turkey

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.
  • Pagés, J. 1978. Dicellurata Genavensia V. Espèces d΄ Europe et du bassin méditerranéen No 1. Rev. suisse Zool., 85 (1): 31-46.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Metajapyx athenarum (Cook, 1899). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 01.06.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026