Campodea (Campodea) pieltaini Silvestri, 1932

Figs 7–8, 24

Campodea (Campodea) pieltaini Silvestri, 1932: 122, figs III–IV.

Diagnosis (Silvestri 1932a; Bareth 2006)

Body length 5.0–8.0 mm; epicuticle with multi-tip microdenticles, visible above 400 ×; middle-sized, smooth clothing setae; antennae 24–31 antennomeres; sensillum of third antennomere in dorsal position; cupuliform organ with 6–8 simple olfactory chemoreceptors; long, poorly barbed notal macrosetae almost smooth; long thin pine cone notal marginal setae; 1+1 lp macrosetae in submedial position on VI urotergite; 1+1 lp on VII urotergite, 3+3 lp on VIII urotergite and 5+5 lp on IX abdominal segment; cerci covered in long, smooth macrosetae and a few clothing setae; spermatozoid fascicles with 75–85 μm diameter and 18–20 μm thick, spiral filament with 2–2½ spirals, 350 μm long and 2 μm diameter.

Taxonomic notes

The studied material (Supplementary file 2) has allowed to photograph some structures under SEM (Figs 7–8, 24).

Habitat and distribution

Species living in humid soil, frequently abundant along the Cantabrian Mountains of the Iberian Peninsula, extending its distribution towards the Pyrenees (Condé & Mathieu 1957; Sendra & Moreno 2004).