Iason minoicus Giachino & Vailati, 2019

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Iason
Characterisation
Troglobiont?
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Chainospilios
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Kamaraki
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Chainospilios, Giachino & Vailati 2019, Čeplík 2023
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Kamaraki
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

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
No links to other databases
Species references
  • Čeplík D. 2023. Supplementary data and taxonomic changes in the subterranean beetles of the Balkan Peninsula from July 1 2016 to September 30 2023, Zootaxa 5383 (4), pp. 401-440. Zootaxa 5383 (4), pp. 401-440. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10410430
  • Giachino PM, Vailati D. 2019. Nuovi Anillini (Coleoptera Carabidae) di Grecia e Anatolia. Memorie Soc. Entomol. Ital. 95:3–44
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Iason minoicus Giachino & Vailati, 2019. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 19.01.2024, Accessed 18.04.2026