Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) aff. lagoi Silvestri, 1932

Differential diagnosis against the type form

One female and two juveniles (Coll. AS) collected in a couple of Croatian caves (see Table S 2 in Supplementary Material) show several differences from the type form in: the non-troglomorphic shape; antennae with 24 antennomeres and four simple olfactory chemoreceptors; the number of urotergal macrosetae, with 1+1 post macrosetae on urotergite III, 6+6 post macrosetae on urotergite VIII and 8+8 post macrosetae on abdominal segment IX; and a unique ventral tibial macroseta.

Habitat and distribution

Hypogean species found in edaphic habitats. The nominate form is known from a couple of localities in Marizza and Cremastò, Ródos, Greece. The aff. form was found in two caves in the Dinaric Mountains.