Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) pouadensis pouadensis ( Denis, 1930 )

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 : 73

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) pouadensis pouadensis ( Denis, 1930)

Figs 120–123

Troglocampa pouadensis Denis, 1930: 37 , figs 28–35.

Diagnosis ( Denis 1930; Condé 1948b; Bareth 2006)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 33–35 antennomeres, protruding frontal process with tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3 la, 3+3 lp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 3+3 lp macrosetae; long, barbed notal macrosetae; barbed notal clothing setae. Two ventral tibial macrosetae; unequal claws with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a backward overhang. Urotergites I–III with 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1+1 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergites V–VI with 1+1–2+2 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VII with 2+2 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 6+6 post macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 8+8 post macrosetae. Urosternite I with 8+8, urosternites II–VII with 6+6, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male with a area of glandular g 1 setae, developed large appendages with a large area of glandular a 2 setae and an apical area of glandular a 1 setae; female with subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae.

Remarks

The studied material from Pouade Cave (see Table S 2 in Supplementary Material) has allowed a better observation of the first urosternite with its very large appendages in males ( Fig. 120 ), as well as a large area of glandular a 2 setae. The first urosternite of females has subcylindrical appendages ( Figs 121, 123 ) and the surface is completely smooth ( Fig. 122 ).

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species only found in Grotte de Pouade, Banyuls de la Marenda, on the French side of the Eastern Pyrenees.

Figures

Figs 120–123. Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) pouadensis pouadensis (Denis, 1930), from Grotte Pouade, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France (Coll. AS). 120. ♂, urosternite I, right side, with glandular g1, a1 and a2 setae. 121. ♀, urosternite I. 122. Surface of urosternite I, detail. 123. ♀, urosternite I appendage. Scale bar: 120 = 0.2 mm.