Flourishing in subterranean ecosystems: Euro-Mediterranean Plusiocampinae and tachycampoids (Diplura, Campodeidae)
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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
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1
138
journal article
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Plusiocampa
(
Plusiocampa
)
caprai
Condé, 1950
Plusiocampa caprai
Condé, 1950: 1
, figs a–e.
Diagnosis
(
Condé 1950
,
1954a
;
Christian
et al.
1996
)
Slightly troglomorphic species. Antennae with 28–30 antennomeres. Pronotum with 1+1
ma
, 3+3
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; abundant notal clothing setae, either smooth or with a few thin barbs. Three ventral tibial macrosetae; unequal claws with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a backward overhang. Urotergites I–II with 1+1
post
macrosetae; urotergite III with 2+2
post
macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1+1
la
, 5+5 (4+4)
post
macrosetae; urotergite V with 2+2 (1+1)
la
, 5+5
post
macrosetae; urotergites VI–VII with 2+2
la
, 5+5
post
macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 6+6
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. Male without glandular
g
1
setae, slightly enlarged subcylindrical appendages with
a
1
glandular setae; female with subcylindrical appendages with
a
1
glandular setae.
Remarks
One male and one female of
P.
(
P.
)
caprai
from Babja jama (
Slovenia
) have been studied. However, two females collected from an MSS habitat in Corinthia (Peloponnese Peninsula) (see
Table S
2
in Supplementary Material) appear to be very closely related to
P.
(
P.
)
caprai
, although the substantial geographical distance between these two areas and the observation of only females cast doubts on this specific attribution. Furthermore, all antennae and cerci are broken. The frontal process shows a protrusion and bears tubercular setae.
Figs 42–43.
Plusiocampa
(
Plusiocampa
)
bulgarica
Silvestri, 1931
, from Sbrikovata Cave, Pamporovo, Bulgaria (Coll. AS).
42
. Pretarsus, dorsal view.
43
. Pretarsus, latero-posterior view.
Habitat and distribution
Hypogean species inhabiting subterranean and soil habitats, found in six caves, one mine and two soil and MSS habitats in the Austrian, Italian, Slovenian and Swiss Alps.