Campodea (Campodea) chardardi cephalonica Condé, 1984

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Campodea (Campodea) chardardi cephalonica Condé, 1984

Campodea (Campodea) chardardi cephalonica Condé, 1984: 179 , fig. 2.

Differential diagnosis from the f. typ. ( Condé 1984)

From 28 to 32 antennomeres, sensillum of third antennomere in dorsal position; notal macrosetae shorter and with a few barbs; 1+1 la macrosetae on V urotergite.

Taxonomic notes

Although C. (C.) chardardi cephalonica was described from Greece with two key differences from the f. typ., the large and dorsal position of sensillum of the third antennomere and the presence of 1+1 la macrosetae on the fifth urotergite, Condé (1984) also described several specimens from Greece with the same position on the sensillum of the third antennomere but no macrosetae on the fifth urotergite. In some specimens from Greek populations (Supplementary file 2), we found a much higher variability of the fifth urotetergal macrosetae, but in all cases a dorsal sensillum on the third antennomere without macrosetae as in the type form, but with 1+1 la and 1+1 lp macrosetae.

Habitat and distribution

Soil-dwelling species spreading from the Basin of Paris to the Central Massif of France ( Condé 1947d; 1947h; Pagés 1951; Bareth & Condé 1998). The records of this species from the southwestern Balkan Peninsula and Crete Island should be attributed to C. chardardi cephalonica ( Condé 1984) .