Tapinopterus protensus (Schaum, 1857)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Tapinopterus

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

S Balkans

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Cave "Pozzo A7", Bonzano & Calandri 1984, Beron 2016
  Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Arta / Municipality: Kentrika Tzoumerka / Closest settlement: Drosopigi (Voulgareli)
• Spilaio Aera, Casale & Vigna Taglianti 1990
  Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Trikala / Municipality: Pyli / Closest settlement: Ano Paliokarya

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

DD - Data Deficient

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.
• Bonzano, C. & Calandri, G. 1984. Osservazioni biospeleologiche preliminari su alcune cavità della Grecia occidentale. In Calandri, G. Ricerche sul carsismo della Grecia occidentale. Publisher. pp. 75-84.
• Casale, A. & Vigna Taglianti, A. 1990. Note su Duvalius di Grecia con descrizione di cinque specie nuove (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Fragm. Entomol., 22 (2): 323-368.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Tapinopterus protensus (Schaum, 1857). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 17.11.2025, Accessed 24.08.2026