Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) aff. solerii Silvestri, 1932

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 : 83

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) aff. solerii Silvestri, 1932

Differential diagnosis against the type form

The only specimen collected is a female, a troglomorphic form found in a cave on the island of Cyprus (Coll. AS). This specimen shows several taxonomical differences from the type form. Body length 5.6 mm (metathoracic leg 3.2 mm long); 8.7 mm long antenna with 49 antennomeres; elongated antennomeres with 16–18 long gouge sensilla, more than eight complex sensilla in cupuliform organ; 2 or 3 ventral tibial macrosetae; 1+1 lateral anterior and 1+1 posterior macrosetae on fourth urotergite and 2+2 anterior lateral macrosetae on seventh urotergite.

Habitat and distribution

The type form was found in soil habitat on the island of Ródos ( Greece) and at Izmir on the west coast of the Anatolian Peninsula, but the aff. troglomorphic form was found on Cyprus.