Flourishing in subterranean ecosystems: Euro-Mediterranean Plusiocampinae and tachycampoids (Diplura, Campodeidae)
Author
Sendra, Alberto
Author
Antić, Dragan
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Barranco, Pablo
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Borko, Špela
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Christian, Erhard
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Delić, Teo
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Fadrique, Floren
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Faille, Arnaud
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Galli, Loris
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Gasparo, Fulvio
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Georgiev, Dilian
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Giachino, Pier Mauro
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Lukić, Marko
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Marcia, Paolo
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Miculinić, Kazimir
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Nicolosi, Giuseppe
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Palero, Ferran
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Paragamian, Kaloust
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Pérez, Toni
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Polak, Slavko
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Prieto, Carlos E.
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Turbanov, Ilya
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Vailati, Dante
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Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S.
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2020
2020-01-10
591
1
138
journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2020.591
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Plusiocampa
(
Plusiocampa
)
tinoamorei
Sendra & Nicolosi, 2019
Plusiocampa
(
Plusiocampa
)
tinoamorei
Sendra & Nicolosi in
Sendra
et al.
, 2019: 298
, figs 1–22, tables 1–2..
Diagnosis
(
Sendra
et al.
2019
)
Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 37–41 antennomeres. Very slight protruded frontal process with slightly differentiated smooth macrosetae. Pronotum with 1+1
ma
, 4+4
la
, 2+2
lp
macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1
ma
, 3+3
la
, 2+2
lp
, 1+1
mp
macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1
ma
, 1+1
la
, 2+2
lp
, 1+1
mp
macrosetae; long, barbed notal macrosetae; body with a small number of thin clothing setae with thin distal barbs. Two or three ventral tibial macrosetae; slightly unequal claws (1.08–1.12) with large lateral crests, posterior claw with backward overhang. Urotergites I–III with 1+1
post
macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1+1
la
, 3+3
post
macrosetae; urotergites V–VII with 1+1
la
, 5+5
post
macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 6+6 (6+5)
post
macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 8+8
post
macrosetae; urosternite I with 7+7, urosternites II–VII with 5+5, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Stylar setae with a few thin barbs. Male with an area of glandular
g
1
setae, subcylindrical appendages with glandular
a
1
setae; appendages of female slightly thinner than those of male.
Habitat and distribution
Subterranean species found in three caves near Siracusa, southeastern
Sicily
.