Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) notabilis Silvestri, 1912

Plusiocampa notabilis Silvestri, 1912: 143, fig. xxix.

Diagnosis (Silvestri 1912; Condé 1978; Bareth 2006)

Non-troglomorphic species. Antennae with 25–27 antennomeres. 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, 1+1 la, 2+2 lp, 1+1 mp macrosetae; long, thin barbed macrosetae; sparse smooth, long notal clothing setae. Two ventral tibial macrosetae; small subequal claws with small lateral crests, posterior claw with no backward overhang. Urotergites I–II with 1+1 post macrosetrae; urotergite III with 2+2 post macrosetae; urotergites IV–VII with 1+1 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 with glandular g 1 setae, subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae; female appendages like male appendages.

Habitat and distribution

Soil-dwelling species found at six edaphic sites on the island of Corsica, one on Isola Zannone and two at inland localities in Calabria and Lazio, Italian Peninsula.