Genus Tachycampa Silvestri, 1936

Tachycampa Silvestri, 1936: 86 .

Diagnosis (Sivestri 1936; Sendra et al. 2016)

Epicuticle with microdenticles on surface. Pronotum with 3+3 medial anterior and lateral posterior macrosetae, and lateral anterior submacrosetae; mesonotum with 2+2 medial and lateral anterior submacrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 medial anterior submacrosetae. Dorsal femoral macrosetae absent. One small ventral tibial macroseta. Subequal, elbow-like claws with large lateral crests, posterior claw without a backward overhang; setiform, smooth pretarsal processes. With 3+3 and 6+6 posterior macrosetae on urotergite VIII and abdominal segment IX, respectively; urosternite I with 8+8–11+11, urosternites II–VII with 8+8, urosternite VIII with 1+1 macrosetae. Male urosternite I with glandular g 1 setae; short, thick, large appendages with a large area of glandular a 1 and a 2 setae; female with subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae.

Habitat and distribution

The four species of this genus are found in subterranean habitats, in the deep areas of caves. It has an amphi-Atlantic distribution, with three species in Mesoamerica and another one in the Rif Mountains, northwestern Africa (Fig. 210).