Campodea (Campodea) remyi Denis, 1930

Campodea (Campodea) remyi Denis, 1930: 31, figs 14–20.

Diagnosis (Denis 1930; Bareth 1968, 2006)

Body length 4.0–5.0 mm; epicuticle with thin to thick microdenticles; short, smooth clothing setae; antennae with 27–30 antennomeres; sensillum of third antennomere in dorsal position; 1+1 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae on mesonotum, without macrosetae on metanotum; short, thick notal macrosetae with a few small barbs; thin pine cone notal marginal setae; one small trochanteral sensillum; 1+1 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae on VI–VII urotergites, 3+3 lp on VIII urotergite and 5+5 lp on IX abdominal segment; first male urosternite with seasonal glandular g 1 -setae and a 2 -setae; cerci longer than body covered in thin, smooth macrosetae and shorter and thin clothing setae; spermatozoid fascicles with 40–50 μm diameter and 15–20 μm thick, spiral filament with 6–8 spirals, 550–750 μm long and hemispheric section with two lateral expansions.

Taxonomic notes

A closely related form, a unique female, of C. (C.) remyi has been found in Liguria, NW Italy (Supplementary file 2), characterized by a shorter body, less antennomeres (21) and the presence of 1+1 lateral posterior macrosetae on the fifth urotergite; more samples will be needed to confirm this form the f. typ.

Habitat and distribution

Soil-dwelling species inhabiting the O and A horizons of the soil among leaf litter in temperate forests of beech, oak and pine trees (Bareth 1986) and also found in mines (Sendra et al. 2013). It occupies some mountain areas in Central Europe around the Ardennes, Vosges and the Black Forest and throughout the Swiss Alps (Wygodzinsky 1941a; Bockmühl 1956; Orelli 1956; Paclt 1961a). It has also been quoted by Blesić (1996, 2000b) in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia but these records need to be confirmed. The quotation by Ionescu (1951, 1955) should be considered a misidentification (Sendra et al. 2012).