Domene behnei Zerche, 2008

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Domene

Characterisation

Troglobiont?

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Megali Grava
Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Megali Grava, Zerche 2008, Assing 2018
  Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses

Comments

Only known from the type locality.

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

NT - Near Threatened

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

No links to other databases

Species references

• Assing V. 2018. The third hypogean Domene species from Greece (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Linzer biol. Beitr. 50:17–23.. Linzer biol. Beitr. 50:17–23
• Zerche, L. 2008. Eine neue Domene-Art aus Griechenland (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Beitr. Ent. 58(2): 471 - 475

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Domene behnei Zerche, 2008. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 28.05.2021, Accessed 18.04.2026