Anopheles claviger (Meigen, 1804)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Anopheles

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Palaearctic

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Underground aqueduct I, Afantou, Bezzi 1929, Ghigi 1929, Beron 2016
  Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Rodos / Municipality: Rodos / Closest settlement: Afantou

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.
• Bezzi, M. 1929. Ditteri. In Ghigi A.;Issel, R.;Brian, A.;Sanducci, R.;Citterio, V.;Alzani, F. Ricerche faunistiche nelle isole Italiane dell΄Egeo. Publisher. pp. 135-154.
• Ghigi, A. 1929. Risultati generali e conclusioni. In A. Ghigi, R. Issel, A. Brian, R. Sanducci, V. Citterio, F. Alzani. Ricerche faunistiche nelle isole Italiane dell΄Egeo. Arch. zool. ital. 13: 423-484.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Anopheles claviger (Meigen, 1804). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 28.03.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026