Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura) Author Sendra, Alberto 11636BAE-AE66-4898-A7C8-35B329E7E3A8 Colecciones Entomológicas Torres-Sala, Servei de Patrimoni Històric, Ajuntament de València, Passeig de la Petxina 15, 46008 València, Spain & Departament de Didàctica de les Ciències Experimentals i Socials, Facultat de Magisteri, Universitat de València, Avda. Tarongers 4, 46022 València, Spain & Universidad de Alcalá, Research Team on Soil Biology and Subterranean Ecosystems, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Campus Universitario Crta. A- 2 Km 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain Author Sánchez-García, Alba 86DFDA66-BEC1-428A-A7B0-E90FCFFABCE3 Instituto Geológico y Minero de España-CSIC, València, Spain alba.sanchez@igme.es Author Hoch, Hannelore 38BAFA8B-2C1B-4C84-9107-27D257570B5B Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Museum f ̧ r Naturkunde, Humboldt-University, Invalidenstr. 43, D- 10115 Berlin, Germany Hannelore.Hoch@mfn.berlin Author Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto E31ADC69-98EE-46CB-87E2-5B27B53FF107 Universidad de Alcalá, Research Team on Soil Biology and Subterranean Ecosystems, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Campus Universitario Crta. A- 2 Km 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain alberto.jimenezv@uah.es Author Selfa, Jesús C01B4FA6-6C5C-4DDF-A114-2B06D8FE4D20 Laboratori d’Investigació d’Entomologia, Departament de Zoologia, Universitat de València, C / Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain jesus.selfa@uv.es Author Moutaouakil, Soumia 3E9AF62C-F23B-4B76-B734-05FDBA87C84D Museum of Natural History of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco moutaouakil.soumia@gmail.com Author Preez, Gerhard Du Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University; Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Gerhard.DuPreez@nwu.ac.za Author Millar, Ian Department of Conservation, Nelson, New Zealand two-millars@slingshot.co.nz Author Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG. CEP 37200 - 900, Brazil. drops@ufla.br text European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-09-29 894 1 1 54 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2287/9877 journal article 272973 10.5852/ejt.2023.894.2287 d3af5432-00a0-4ba8-aea4-a65adb38d00b 2118-9773 8388995 11C1DFE4-02F2-4FEA-BAD1-ACCAEA3590DB Genus Imazighenjapyx Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: ADDB00E9-BDE5-4007-82AB-2A2A8B3F5572 Type species Imazighenjapyx marocanus Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. et sp. nov. Diagnosis Body large and elongate; epicuticle reticulate; abdominal segment X with micropores at high magnification. Antennae with 41 antennomeres; medial and distal antennomeres with a few ms and abundant s setae, plus two whorls of micro-barbed sM setae; apical antennomere with abundant placoid sensilla (up to 24). Pronotum, mesonotum, and metanotum with 5+5 M1−5. Prosternum with up to 72 M; meso-poststernum with up to 19 M; meso-intersternum with up to 22 M; mesosternum with up to 84 M; meta-poststernum with up to 26 M; meta-intersternum with up to 21 M; and metasternum with up to 99 M; scutum urotergite I with 1+1 M5; urotergite II with 10 M; urotergites III‒VII with 12 M; urite X with 17 M, ventral side with 52 M setae; urosternite I with up to 120 M setae on scutum, plus 200 sM setae on posterior position. Median glandular organ with abundant pseudospores; each lateral subcoxal organ with one row of glandular setae and one row of sensory setae; urosternites II‒III with about 140 M setae; urosternites IV‒VII with about 160 M setae; urosternite VIII with about 50 M setae between two well-defined carinae; cerci asymmetric with subsymmetric teeth, rectilinear along the proximal half, and curved in the distal half. Cerci with concave top side and with distal end up; right cercus with pointed medial tooth, predental margin bearing two rows of denticles; very protruded postdental margin looking like a scraper shape with a row of denticles; left cercus predental margin with three rows, postdental margin with small round denticles ending before the hook. Etymology The genus name is a combination of the prefix Imazighen and the suffix Japyx . Berbers call themselves Imazighen, which means ‘free men’ or ‘noble men’.