Cave fauna of Greece database

Dixus obscurus (Dejean, 1825)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Dixus

Characterisation: Trogloxene?

Distribution: SE Europe, Cyprus

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Irakleitsas, Lindberg 1955d
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Pangaio / Closest settlement: Nea Irakleitsa

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

Lindberg, K. 1955. Notes sur le grottes de la Grèce. Acta Mus. Maced. Sci. Natur. Skopje 3: 41–69

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Dixus obscurus (Dejean, 1825). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 31.01.2026