identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
5E62878F2360564E71F3FDDAFC9BF102.text	5E62878F2360564E71F3FDDAFC9BF102.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepidocampa sikkimensis Kar, Mandal, Mazumdar & Mandal 2026	<div><p>Lepidocampa sikkimensis Kar, Mandal, Mazumdar &amp; Mandal sp. nov.</p><p>Figs. 5‒11</p><p>Type material. Holotype: 1 ♀ (on slide), India, Sikkim, Namchi District, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=88.37389&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.260279" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 88.37389/lat 27.260279)">near Ravangla</a>, 27°15'37"N 88°22'26"E, elev. 1680 m, 21 Feb. 2025, S. Kar leg.; under stones, near waterfall; reg. no. 3812/H14; NZC . Paratypes: 1 ♂ and 1 ♀ on slides, same collection data as holotype; reg. no. 3813/ H14; NZC .</p><p>Other materials examined. 1 ♂ and 1 ♀ (on slides), collected from India, West Bengal, Darjeeling District, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=88.287445&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=26.886" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 88.287445/lat 26.886)">Kurseong BSF camp</a>, 26°53'09.6"N 88°17'14.8"E, elev. 1843 m, 18 Feb. 2025, K. K Bhattacharya leg.; leaf litter besides stones; reg. no. 3814/H14; NZC .</p><p>Etymology. The species name, ‘ sikkimensis ’, is named for the Indian state of Sikkim.</p><p>Diagnosis. Unpigmented smooth cuticle. Body scales of different shapes (Fig. 6), covering all the thoracic and abdominal sclerites. Adult intact antennae composed of 17–28 antennomeres with an apical cupliform organ on the apical segment of the antenna (one-ninth of its apical antennomeres length). Bacilliform sensillum present dorsally on the third antennomere. Notal macroseta distribution: pronotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 lp; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 la and 1+1 lp; metanotum with 1+1 ma and 1+1 lp. Meso and metanotal ma well developed, their length exceeding the length between their bases; the tip reaching past the base of the corresponding marginal sensilla. Metanotum with 3+3 microchaetae, of which 1+1 are located near lp. Curved subequal claws with fine striae and long unguiculus between them and narrow telotarsal processes with long, foliate barbs (Fig. 7). Abdominal macrosetae: urotergites IV‒VII with 3+3 post, VIII with 4+4 post, and IX with 2+2 post. Urosternite I‒VII and IX with 3+3 macrosetae, urosternite VIII with 1+1 macrosetae. Posterior margin of urosternite I of the male with approximately 100 glandular setae (g1), these lacking in female; g2 and spiny setae absent. Subcylindrical appendages with 8‒14 a1 glandular setae. Male urosternite VIII with well-barbed C-setae, gonopore surrounded by smooth setae forming a semi-circular rosette.</p><p>Description. Adult length excluding antennae and cerci 4.28‒6.03 mm in adults (Fig. 5). Head length 0.54‒0.65 mm, width 0.60‒0.64 mm. Intact antennae with 17‒28 antennomeres (adults). Third antenna with dorsal rod-shaped bacilliform sensillum between b and c-macrosetae. Length of proximal and apical antennomere almost double that of width, length and width of middle antennomeres subequal (length 0.09 mm, width 0.08 mm). Cupuliform organ distinct, occupying one-ninth of the apical segment. Trichobothria present on antennomeres III‒VI: 2 on III, 3 on IV and V, 2 on VI. Frontal process not protruding. Labial palp suboval, with a sensillum on the lateral side similar to the maxillary palp and 3rd antennomere. Labial palp with 53‒72 neuroglandular setae in adult males and 55‒106 in females.</p><p>Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 lp; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 la and 1+1 lp; metanotum with 1+1 ma, and 1+1 lp (Fig. 8). Distal half of macrosetae robust with thin barbs. Meso and metanotal ma well developed, length exceeding the distance between their bases and their apices extending past the bases of the corresponding marginal sensilla. Mesonotum with 7+7 marginal setae and 3+3 microsetae, of which 1+1 are located near lp in the anterior position. Metanotum with 9+9 marginal setae and 3+3 microchaetae, of which 1+1 are located near lp; one sample with 9+8 marginal setae (Fig. 8). Thoracic sclerites with scales. Legs moderately elongated, metathoracic leg reaching the fifth abdominal segment. All femora with a line of 5 or 6 ventroapical macrosetae, with one dorsal macroseta on the hind femur (Fig. 9A). All tibiae with two small, stout ventroapical macrosetae (Fig. 9B). Curved subequal claws with fine striae and long unguiculus between them and narrow telotarsal processes with long, foliate barbs (Fig. 7).</p><p>Abdominal tergites IV‒VII with 3+3 post, VIII with 4+4 post and IX with 2+2 post macrosetae, all long and distally barbed. Urosternite I‒VII and IX with 3+3 macrosetae urosternite VIII with 1+1 macrosetae, all macrosetae well barbed. All abdominal segments bearing scales (Fig. 6). Styli with one apical and one subapical strong, smooth setae.</p><p>Posterior margin of male urosternite I with approximately 100 thinner glandular setae (g1) in two or three rows, without g2 or spiny setae (Fig. 10). Male subcylindrical appendages of urosternite I with 10 glandular a1 setae at their apex. Urosternite VIII with 12 well-developed barbed C-setae and 2 B-setae on each side, interior to the most lateral C-setae. Smooth setae forming a semi-circular rosette around the gonopore (Fig. 11B).</p><p>Subcylindrical appendages of females similar to males, with 8‒14 a1 glandular setae; glandular setae absent on the posterior margin of urosternite I. Urosternite VIII with 13‒18 smooth C-setae (Fig.11A), B-seta placement variable.</p><p>Cerci broken or obscured, longest cercus 2.54 mm. Proximal article with two setal whorls. Succeeding articles with 5 or 6 whorls: first article with short, smooth setae; second with long, barbed setae, third with long, smooth setae; fourth with short, smooth setae; fifth with long, smooth setae and short, smooth setae distally.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Lepidocampa sikkimensis sp. nov., L. weberi nepalensis and L. weberi ceylonica are similar their development of mesonotal ma. Lepidocampa weberi ceylonica is easily distinguishable from the new species by most of the other morphological characters. Lepidocampa sikkimensis sp. nov. is (with 13 C setae) differentiated from L. weberi nepalensis by the absence of g2 setae on male sternum I. Lepidocampa weberi nepalensis bears at least few g2 setae in adult males bearing at least 10 C setae on urosternum VIII (Condé, 1993). The new species also differs from L. weberi nepalensis by the total number of mesonotal marginal setae; L. sikkimensis sp. nov. bears 7+7, whereas L. weberi nepalensis bears 9+9. They also differ in the number of mesonotal microsetae (3+3 metanotal microsetae in the new species, 2+2 microsetae in L. weberi nepalensis). However, L. weberi nepalensis is poorly described in terms of current taxonomic knowledge; further description may add other distinguishable morphological characters. Additionally, the rosette-shaped structure surrounding the male gonopore is semi-circular for L. sikkimensis sp. nov. (Fig. 11B) but circular in L. weberi nepalensis (Condé, 1993) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5E62878F2360564E71F3FDDAFC9BF102	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Kar, Surajit;Mazumdar, Souvik;Mandal, Pritha;Mandal, Guru Pada;Suman, Kusumendra Kumar	Kar, Surajit, Mazumdar, Souvik, Mandal, Pritha, Mandal, Guru Pada, Suman, Kusumendra Kumar (2026): Description of a new species of Lepidocampa Oudemans, 1890 (Diplura: Campodeidae) from Eastern Himalayan regions and molecular identification of Lepidocampa juradii bengalensis from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 5741 (3): 482-494, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.3.3
