Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) aff. latens Condé, 1948

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 : 70

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) aff. latens Condé, 1948

Differential diagnosis against the type form

One male and one female from Vidovića špilja, Croatia (see Table S 2 in Supplementary Material) show notable differences compared to the type form. Antennae with 25 doliiform antennomeres; nontubercular setae on simple frontal process. Pronotum with 1+1 sma, 1+1 ma, 3+3 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae. Urotergites I–II with 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite III with 2+2 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 0+1 la, 4+4–5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite V with 1+1 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergites VI–VII with 2+2 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 6+6 post macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 8+7 post macrosetae. Urosternite I with 7+7, urosternites II–VII with 5+5, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae, mostly short with long barbs. Subequal claws (1.1) with small backward overhang. Male with glandular g 1 setae and enlarged appendages with thick glandular a 1 setae; female with enlarged subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae. Stylar setae with a few barbs.

Habitat and distribution

Hypogean species found in three caves (Baba pećina, Crnulja ponor and Žira jama) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the type form and one cave for the aff. form (Vidovića špilja, Croatia); all localities in the Dinaric Mountains.