Litocampa bourgoini (Condé, 1948)

Sendra, Alberto & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2020, Euro-Mediterranean fauna of Campodeinae (Campodeidae, Diplura), European Journal of Taxonomy 728, pp. 1-130 : 98

Litocampa bourgoini (Condé, 1948)

Plusiocampa bourgoini Condé, 1948a: 39 , fig. 1g–h.

Diagnosis ( Condé 1948a, 1962; Bareth 2006)

Body length 3.0–5.0 mm; epicuticle without microdenticles; smooth clothing setae; antennae with 30– 34 antennomeres; sensillum of third antennomere in ventral position; slightly prominent frontal process non-tubercular setae; 1+1 ma, 1+1 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae on pronotum and 1+1 ma, 0+0 or 1+1 la, 1+1 lp on mesonotum; long, barbed notal macrosetae; barbed marginal setae longer than clothing setae; long metathoracic legs reaching end of abdomen; without dorsal femoral macrosetae; with one ventral tibial setae; calcars with barbs almost from basis; smooth subapical tarsal setae; unequal elbow-like claws with smooth large lateral crests, posterior claw slightly prolonged backwards; 0+0 or 1+1 la macrosetae on VII urotergite, 3+3 lp on VIII urotergite and 5+5 lp on IX abdominal segment; first urosternite with 6+6 macrosetae, 4+4 on II–VII urosternites, 1+1 on VIII urosternite; male with glandular g 1 - setae, subtrapezoidal appendages with glandular a 1 -setae; females with subcylindrical appendages with glandular a -setae; spermatozoid fascicles 60–70 μm in diameter and 20 μm wide, spiral filament with 1

5–7 spirals, 1100–1200 μm long and 6 μm in widest diameter of its elongated section.

Habitat and distribution

It has been found in caves of the Jura Mountains in France and Switzerland ( Condé 1948a, 1962), occasionally syntopic with the more frequent L. sollaudi .