Campodea (Campodea) alluvialis Sendra, 2017

Sendra, Alberto & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2020, Euro-Mediterranean fauna of Campodeinae (Campodeidae, Diplura), European Journal of Taxonomy 728, pp. 1-130 : 27

Campodea (Campodea) alluvialis Sendra, 2017

Campodea (Campodea) alluvialis Sendra, 2017a: 73 , fig 3, table 4.

Diagnosis ( Sendra et al. 2017a)

Body length 2.2–2.5 mm; epicuticle with microdenticles; short and smooth clothing setae; antennae with 21–22 antennomeres in juveniles, 23–25 antennomeres in adults; sensillum of third antennomere small, in ventral position; 1+1 ma macrosetae on metanotum; short (ma, la) and long (lp) barbed notal macrosetae; short with apical long barbs marginal setae; 1+1 lp on V–VII urotergites, 3+3 lp on VIII urotergite and 5+5 lp on IX abdominal segment; cerci base followed by up to 10 short primary articles, each bearing two whorls of macrosetae with barbs on distal two-thirds, mixed from proximal to distal articles with one to three whorls of smooth setae; distal end of each article bearing a whorl of smooth microsetae.

Habitat and distribution

Known distribution in several alluvial non-flooded spots around watersheds in eastern Prebaetic Mountains, east of the Iberian Peninsula: Guadalest-Bolulla, Xaló, Girona, Serpis, and Xúquer ( Sendra et al. 2017a). It is found in non-flooded spots of channel rivers and is almost exclusively located in alluvial debris and MSS.