Activities of Arthropods Department

Some of the activities of our department are included below:

  • cataloging of greek and east Mediterranean species and their distribution of :
    • Arachnids (Spiders & Scorpions),
    • Centipedes,
    • Coleoptera (Carabidae, Tenebrionidae, Scarabaeidae, Cerambycidae, και Staphylinidae,
  • Phylogenesis and Biogeography of the genus Dendarus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae).
  • Ecology of the genus Mesobuthus (Scorpiones).
  • Participation and colaborations in various Environmental Management Projects of the NHMC (Arthropod data analysis).
  • Participation and colaborations in various editions and scientific publications on greek or Mediterranean topics of the NHMC.
  • Support and colaborations on Arthropod issues with other NHMC depts (e.g. stomach or pellet content analysis of various vertebrates, etc).

Active Programs