Albaniola remyi Jeannel, 1934

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Leiodidae
Genus: Albaniola

Characterisation

Troglobiont

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Paparadon
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Paparadon, Jeannel 1934, Zoia & Rampini 1991, Beron 2016, Fresneda et al. 2024
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa

Comments

Only known from the type locality. In this species, the genus (Albaniola) is uncertain according to Fresneda et al. (2024).

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.
• Fresneda J, Giachino P M, Salgado J M, Faille A, Bourdeau C, Cieslak A e Ribera I. 2024. A phylogenetic classification of Leptodirini (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae). Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana, 101(1): 3–936. doi: 10.4081/memoriesei.2024.3.
• Jeannel, R. 1934. Bathysciinae recueillis par MM. P. Remy et R. Husson dans le Sandjak de Novi-Pazar et la Macédoine Grecque. Rev. fr. Ent., 1 (2): 89-103.
• Zoia S. & Rampini, M. 1991. Ridescrizione di Albaniola thessalica (Reitter, 1887) con note sulla sua posizione sistematica (Coleoptera, Cholevidae). Fragm. Entomol., Roma, 23(1): 93-100.. Fragm. Entomol., Roma, 23(1): 93-100

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Albaniola remyi Jeannel, 1934. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2025, Accessed 18.04.2026