Cave fauna of Greece database

Quedius mesomelinus (Marsham, 1802)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Quedius

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Distribution in caves of Greece

Cave "Pozzo A17", Bonzano & Calandri 1984, Bonzano 1984, Beron 2016
Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Arta / Municipality: Kentrika Tzoumerka / Closest settlement: Drosopigi (Voulgareli)

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; NCBI

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.
Bonzano, C. 1984. La fauna della Spylià Monasteri Panaghia (Kipina, Epiro, Grecia). Boll. gruppo spel. Imp. CAI., 14 (22): 15-16.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Quedius mesomelinus (Marsham, 1802). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 04.04.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026