Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) aff. grandii Silvestri, 1933

Sendra, Alberto, Antić, Dragan, Barranco, Pablo, Borko, Špela, Christian, Erhard, Delić, Teo, Fadrique, Floren, Faille, Arnaud, Galli, Loris, Gasparo, Fulvio, Georgiev, Dilian, Giachino, Pier Mauro, Kovac, L'ubomír, Lukić, Marko, Marcia, Paolo, Miculinić, Kazimir, Nicolosi, Giuseppe, Palero, Ferran, Paragamian, Kaloust, Pérez, Toni, Polak, Slavko, Prieto, Carlos E., Turbanov, Ilya, Vailati, Dante & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2020, Flourishing in subterranean ecosystems: Euro-Mediterranean Plusiocampinae and tachycampoids (Diplura, Campodeidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 591, pp. 1-138 : 52

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) aff. grandii Silvestri, 1933

Differential diagnosis against the type form

Observation of a single female from Inamila Cave in Evia, Greece (Coll. AS). It shows remarkable differences from the type form, such as the more anterior insertion position of mp mesonotal and metanotal macrasetae and post macrosetae on urotergites I–III. In addition, this Greek form shows important differences in the number and distribution of urotergal macrosetae: urotergite III with 1+0 la, 1+1 post; urotergite IV with 1+1 la, 4+5 post; urotegites VI–VII with 3+3 la, 5+5 post. Others features are: protruding frontal process with abundant tubercular setae; subequal claws with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a backward overhang; smooth subapical tarsal setae; stylus setae with abundant but separated barbs.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species only found in Bus del Globo Cave, in Trentino, Italian Alps. The aff. form from a cave in Greece should be accepted with caution, as it could be a new taxon.