Niphargus denarius Karaman G.S., 2017

Taxonomy:

Published records: Karaman G.S. (2017b).

Distribution: Endemic to Greece: Kefalonia Island (IO).

Type material: Holotype: male 15 mm, G-2 (G-61), Cephalonia, loc. Efimia (Crini), 08.05.1977, 15exp. (leg. G. Pesce),. Paratype: female 9.5 mm, data same as for holotype, (leg. G. Pesce) . Holotype and paratype are deposited temporarily in KCPM .

Remarks: Known so far from Kefalonia Island and its ecology is unknown.

Etymology: The specific name denarius should allude to the shape of old Roman money “denarius”, according to the subrounded epimeral plates of the species.