Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) balsani Condé, 1947

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 : 31

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) balsani Condé, 1947

Plusiocampa balsani Condé, 1947: 46 , fig. 3f.

Campodea staphylinus Viré, 1897: 7 , figs 1–2.

Diagnosis ( Condé 1947 b, 1948b; Bareth 2006)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 30–40 antennomeres; 12 complex olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ; protruding frontal process with tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; metanotum 1+1 ma, 1+1–2+2 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; large, long, barbed notal macrosetae; scarce barbed clothing setae. One or two ventral tibial macrosetae; unequal claws with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a backward overhang. Urotergites I–II with 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite III with 0+0–1+1 la, 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1+1 la, 2+2 post macrosetae; urotergites V–VII with 1+1 la, 4+4 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 6+6, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male with a narrow area of glandular g 1 setae, with subtrapezoidal appendages with glandular a 2 setae; female with subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae. Spermatozoid fascicles with a diameter of 55–60 µm and a width of 15 µm, its filament wheels with 2½ turns of 460 µm long and 12–13 µm diameter filament.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found in 49 caves around the Central Massif, France.