Campodea (Campodea)

Tusun, Sadreddin & Özbay, Cengizhan, 2010, New species, new records, and distribution of Campodeidae (Diplura) in Anatolia, Zootaxa 2639, pp. 40-52 : 42

Campodea (Campodea) cf. subdives Silvestri, 1932

Material examined. 9 ɗ, 17 Ψ, Mardin city, Mazıdaġı Şanlı village, 19-III-2005, S. Tusun leg.; 1 Ψ, Mardin city, Hurs Köyü Kiziltepe, 15-IV-2006, S. Tusun leg.; 1 Ψ, Şanlıurfa city, province of Ceylanpınar, 25-XI- 2004, S. Tusun leg.

Antennae of adults with 20 to 24 articles (1 antenna with 20 articles, 5 with 21, 12 with 22, 4 with 23, 1 with 24). Bacilliform sensillum of third article ventral, between macrochaetae d and e. Epicuticle without ornamentation. Claws typical of genus. Cerci have 7 or 8 articles, basal article divided into 3 or 4 secondary articles without distal seta verticil. Proximal articles with macrochaetae longer than ordinary setae, lateralinternal setae smooth. Median articles with 3 verticils of shorter macrochaetae, each with 2 to 4 barbs on distal third. Distal articles with 4 verticils of short, simply bifurcated macrochaetae. Ordinary setae numerous, almost as long as macrochaetae.

This species was described by Silvestri (1932) from Rhodes, using specimens without cerci. The species also is known from eastern Algeria ( Condé 1948a) and Mallorca ( Condé 1955b). More recently, one specimen was found again in Mallorca (Vadell et al. 2007). This specimen is similar to the Anatolian specimens, with the exception of its greater body size, longer appendages, and a higher number (29) of antennal articles. However, the cerci were not complete, and the condition of cerci of the earlier Algerian and Mallorcan specimens was not reported. Assignment of the Anatolian specimens to this species is reasonable, at least until intact specimens are collected from Rhodes so that the cerci can be studied.