Cave fauna of Greece database

Camponotus candiotes Emery, 1894

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Camponotus

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Georgia, Asia minor, Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Tzani Spilios, Emery 1894, Seifert 2019
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Lakkoi

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

Emery, C. 1894. Alcune formiche dell'isola di Creta. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. Resoc. Adun. 26: 7-10
Seifert, B. 2019. A taxonomic revision of the members of the Camponotus lateralis species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Europe, Asia Minor and Caucasia. SOIL ORGANISMS, 91(1): 7–32. https://doi.org/10.25674/so-91-1-02

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Camponotus candiotes Emery, 1894. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 06.05.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026