Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) provincialis provincialis Condé, 1949

Plusiocampa provincialis Condé, 1949: 166, figs a–b, d–h.

Diagnosis (Condé 1949, 1957, 1981a, 1983; Bareth 2006)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 30–36 antennomeres; sensillum of third antennomere very long, in ventral position; protruding frontal process with tubercular setae. 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, 2+2 la, 2+2 lp, 1+1 mp macrosetae; long, barbed notal macrosetae; barbed notal clothing setae. Two ventral tibial macrosetae; subequal claws (1.06) with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a small backward overhang. Urotergites I–II with 2+2 post macrosetae; urotergite III with 2+2– 3+3 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1+1 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite V with 2+2 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergites VI–VII with 3+3 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 7+7 post macrosetae; thick clothing setae on abdominal segments IX–X; urosternite I with 7+7, urosternites IIVII with 5+5, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male with a large area of glandular g 1 setae and appendages with glandular a 2 setae.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found in nine caves around Massif de Marseilleveyre and the Sainte-Baume Massif, Alps de Provence, southeastern France.