Pangaeoniola casalei G. & M. Etonti, 1985

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Troglobiont

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Voskovrysi
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Pangaio / Closest settlement: Mesoropi

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Voskovrysi, Etonti & Etonti 1985, Beron 2016, Fresneda et al. 2024
  Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Pangaio / Closest settlement: Mesoropi

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

Fauna Europea

GBIF

PESI

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Etonti, G. & Etonti, M. 1985. Pangaeoniola casalei: nuovo genere e nuova specie di Bathysciinae della Macedonia Orientale greca (Coleoptera, Catopidae). Lavori Soc. Ven. Sc. Nat., 10: 31-36.
• 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.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Pangaeoniola casalei G. & M. Etonti, 1985. 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