Cave fauna of Greece database

Ploiaria domestica Scopoli, 1786

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Ploiaria

Characterisation: Accidental

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Kakavoulas, Lindberg 1955d, Beron 2016
Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Notios Tomeas Attikis / Municipality: Kropia / Closest settlement: Vari

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.
Lindberg, K. 1955. Notes sur le grottes de la Grèce. Acta Mus. Maced. Sci. Natur. Skopje 3: 41–69

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Ploiaria domestica Scopoli, 1786. 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