Campodea (Dicampa) neuherzi Condé, 1996

Campodea (Dicampa) neuherzi Condé, 1996: 110, fig. 7.

Diagnosis (Condé 1996)

Cave-adapted species. Body length 4.8–7.6 mm; epicuticle with fine-grained microdenticles covered in white plates of urate crystals; short, smooth clothing setae; antennae with 34–40 antennomeres; cupuliform organ with eight to ten simple olfactory chemoreceptors; sensillum of third antennomere in dorsal position; thick notal macrosetae and marginal setae with barbs almost from base; 1+1 lp macrosetae on VI–VII urotergites, 3+3 lp on VIII urotergite and 5+5 lp on IX abdominal segment; cerci longer than body covered in long macrosetae with distal barbs to smooth in distal articles.

Habitat and distribution

Cave-dwelling species found in the cave Pesçera de la Movile, Romania, a peculiar chemoautotrophicbased subterranean ecosystem containing high levels of sulphuric acid, near the West coast of the Black Sea (Condé 1996).