Hystrichocampa pelletieri 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 : 11-12

Hystrichocampa pelletieri Condé, 1948

Hystrichocampa pelletieri Condé, 1948a: 5 , fig. 2.

Diagnosis ( Condé 1948a, 1955a; Bareth 1968, 2006)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 31–36 antennomeres; 8 to 10 olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ; protruding frontal process with tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 4+4 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 2+2 lp, 1+1 mp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 la, 2+2 lp, 1+1 mp macrosetae; long, barbed notal macrosetae; sparse long, thin clothing setae. Unequal, elbow-like claws (1.2) with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a backward overhang. Urotergites I–II with 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite III with 1+1 la, 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1+1 la, 4+4 post macrosetae; urotergite V with 2+2 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergites VI– VII with 3+3 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 6+6 post macrosetae; urosternite I with 7+7, urosternites II–VII with 5+5, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male with glandular g 1 setae, enlarged subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae; female subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae. Spermatozoid fascicles 57–80 µm in diameter and 7–9 µm in width; wheels with 1½ turns of 150–200 µm long and 7–8 µm thick filament.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species widespread in the Jura karst mountains between France and Switzerland, where it is found in 18 caves ( Fig. 210 ).

Figures

Fig. 210. Distribution map of Plusiocampinae Paclt, 1957 and tachycampoid phyletic group genera in the Euro-Mediterranean area: Cestocampa Condé, 1956 (green squares), Hystrichocampa Condé, 1948 (grey squares), Jeannelicampa Condé, 1952 (brown squares), Oncinocampa Condé, 1982 (red squares), Paratachycampa Wygodzinsky, 1944 (black squares), Patrizicampa Condé, 1956 (yellow squares), Plusiocampa Silvestri, 1912 (navy blue squares), Tachycampa Silvestri, 1936 (violet squares) and Vandelicampa Condé, 1955 (light blue squares).