Cave fauna of Greece database

Catops picipes (Fabricius, 1787)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Leiodidae
Genus: Catops

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Central Europe

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio sto Malimadi (Voutsi), Pretner 2011
Region: Dytiki Makedonia / Regional unit: Florina / Municipality: Prespes / Closest settlement: Krystalopigi

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

Pretner, E. 2011. Die Verdienste von Leo Weirather um die Biospeläologie, insbesondere Jugoslawiens, sein Höhlenkataster und seine Sammelplätze. Ber. nat.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 97: 85-234.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Catops picipes (Fabricius, 1787). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 02.04.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026