Campodea (Dicampa) melici Sendra, 2015

Sendra, Alberto & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2020, Euro-Mediterranean fauna of Campodeinae (Campodeidae, Diplura), European Journal of Taxonomy 728, pp. 1-130 : 74

Campodea (Dicampa) melici Sendra, 2015

Figs 29–32

Campodea (Dicampa) melici Sendra, 2015: 194 , figs 9–18.

Diagnosis ( Sendra et al. 2015)

Cave-adapted species; body length 6.8–9.3 mm; epicuticle without microdenticles; short to middle-sized, smooth clothing setae; antennae with 41–48 antennomeres; sensillum of third antennomere in dorsal position between a and b macrosetae; cupuliform organ with 10–14 rounded olfactory chemoreceptors; long, robust, poorly barbed notal macrosetae with a few tiny distal barbs; long marginal setae with a few tiny distal barbs; 1+1 long ma macrosetae on I–VII urotergites (ma much shorter in II and III than on the others); 3+3 lp on VIII urotergite and 5+5 lp on IX abdominal segment; stylus II–VII urosternites exceptionally long; male without glandular g 1 -setae, subquadrangular appendages with glandular a1 and a2 -setae; female with long subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 and a 2 -setae; cerci much longer than body with 17–31 articles covered in barbed long macrosetae and long clothing setae; elongated appendages.

Taxonomic notes

The studied material (Supplementary file 2) allowed illustrating structures under SEM ( Figs 29–32 ).

Habitat and distribution

Cave-dwelling species located in four caves in the Aragonese Mountains, in the Iberian Peninsula ( Sendra et al. 2015).

Figures

Figs 29–34. – 29–32. Campodea (Dicampa) melici Sendra, 2015. 29. ♀, ventral side of abdomen. 30. ³, ventral side of abdomen. 31. ♀, first urosternite. 32. ♀, apical portion of first urosternite appendage. – 33–34. Podocampa aff. fragiloides from Portugal caves. 33. ³, first urosternite. 34. ³, apical portion of a first urosternite appendage. Abbreviations: a , a , g = glandular setae.