Flourishing in subterranean ecosystems: Euro-Mediterranean Plusiocampinae and tachycampoids (Diplura, Campodeidae)
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Sendra, Alberto
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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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Tachycampa lepineyi
Silvestri, 1936
Tachycampa lepineyi
Silvestri, 1936: 86
, figs 1–11.
Diagnosis
(Sivestri 1936;
Condé 1952
)
Troglomorphic species. Epicuticle with microdenticles. Antennae with 36–38 antennomeres; about 20 small complex olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ; protruding frontal process, with nontubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1
ma
and 1+1
lp
macrosetae and 1+1
sla
submacrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1
sma
and 1+1
sla
submacrosetae; metanotum with 1+1
sma
submacrosetae; short, smooth notal macrosetae; short, smooth notal clothing setae. Dorsal femoral macrosetae absent; one small ventral tibial macroseta; subequal, elbow-like claws with large lateral crests, posterior claw without a backward overhang; setiform pretarsal processes. Urotergite VIII with 3+3
post
macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 6+6
post
macrosetae; urosternite I with 8+8–11+11, urosternites II–VII with 8+8, urosternite VIII with 1+1 macrosetae. Male urosternite I with a wide area of glandular
g
1
setae; short, thick, large appendages with a large area of glandular
a
1
and
a
2
setae; female with enlarged subcylindrical appendages with glandular
a
1
setae.
Remarks
The study of many specimens collected from five new caves (Coll.
AS
) (see
Table S
2
in Supplementary Material) allowed the addition of information to the diagnosis and the inclusion of other minor taxonomic characters: ventral sensillum in third antennomere; labial palps with thick sensilla, two guard sensilla, nine simple setae and about 80 neuroglandular setae; metathoracic leg reaching end of abdomen; calcars with long barbs running up from base in two rows; smooth subapical tarsal setae; stylar setae covered with a few long barbs, apical setae with large basal tooth.
Habitat and distribution
Subterranean species found in nine caves in the karst areas near Taza in the Middle Atlas Mountains,
Morocco
.