Plusiocampa (Stygiocampa) christiani Condé & Bareth, 1996

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 : 97

Plusiocampa (Stygiocampa) christiani Condé & Bareth, 1996

Fig. 202

Plusiocampa (Stygiocampa) christiani Condé & Bareth, 1996: 374 , figs 1, 3, 4e, tables 1–4.

Diagnosis ( Condé & Bareth 1996)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 29–33 antennomeres; 12–14 complex olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ; protruding frontal process with non-tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 0+0–1+1 sla macrosetae; metanotum without macrosetae; long, barbed macrosetae; abundant barbed notal clothing setae. No ventral tibial macrosetae; unequal claws (1.35) with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a large backward overhang. Urotergite VII with 0+0– 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 3+3–2+2 post macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 7+7 post macrosetae; urosternite I with 21+21–29+25, urosternites II–VII with 11+11–14+12, urosternite VIII with 4+4 (3+3, 4+5) macrosetae. Male without glandular g 1 setae, thick slightly short subcylindrical appendages without glandular a 2 setae; female with subcylindrical appendages without glandular a 2 setae. Spermatozoid fascicles 50 µm in diameter and 10–12 µm wide; wheels with 1½ turns of 140–150 µm long filament.

Remarks

The study of 26 specimens collected from three caves (see Table S 2 in Supplementary Material) allowed us to add characters to the diagnosis (Coll. AS).

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found in several caves in the Kučaj and Beljanica Mountains, eastern Serbia Balkan System ( Fig. 202 ).

Figures

Figs 202–204. 202. Plusiocampa (Stygiocampa) christiani Condé & Bareth, 1996, from Lazareva Cave, Serbia (photo: Dragan Antić). 203. Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) lagari Sendra & Condé, 1987, from Chorros Cave, Albacete, Spain (photo: Toni Pérez). 204. Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) hoffmanni Sendra & Paragamian sp. nov., from Splialio Sfentone Trypa Cave, Crete (photo: Kaloust Paragamian).