Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) sardiniana Condé, 1981

Sendra, Alberto, Antić, Dragan, Barranco, Pablo, Borko, Špela, Christian, Erhard, Delić, Teo, Fadrique, Floren, Faille, Arnaud, Galli, Loris, Gasparo, Fulvio, Georgiev, Dilian, Giachino, Pier Mauro, Kovac, L'ubomír, Lukić, Marko, Marcia, Paolo, Miculinić, Kazimir, Nicolosi, Giuseppe, Palero, Ferran, Paragamian, Kaloust, Pérez, Toni, Polak, Slavko, Prieto, Carlos E., Turbanov, Ilya, Vailati, Dante & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2020, Flourishing in subterranean ecosystems: Euro-Mediterranean Plusiocampinae and tachycampoids (Diplura, Campodeidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 591, pp. 1-138 : 79

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) sardiniana Condé, 1981

Plusiocampa sardiniana Condé, 1981b: 593 , fig. 1b.

Plusiocampa provincialis ? – Condé 1953: 36.

Diagnosis ( Condé 1953 b, 1981 b, 1983)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 33–38 antennomeres; 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. Two ventral tibial macrosetae; slightly unequal claws (1.15) with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a backward overhang. Urotergites I–III with 2+2 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1+1 (0+1) la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite V with 1+1 (1+2) la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VI with 2+2 (1+2) la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VII with 2+2–3+3 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 6+6 post macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 8+8 post macrosetae; thick clothing setae on abdominal segments IX–X; urosternite I with 7+7, urosternites II–VII with 5+5, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male without glandular g 1 setae or glandular a 2 setae, with the exception of 1+ 1 g 1 and 2–3 a 2 in one specimen; female with subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found only in the San Giovanni Caves, Sardinia.