Litocampa hubarti Bareth, 1999

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Litocampa hubarti Bareth, 1999

Litocampa hubarti Bareth, 1999: 9 , figs 1a–l, 2a–e.

Diagnosis ( Bareth 1999)

Body length 5.0– 5.3 mm; epicuticle without microdenticles; middle-sized to short, smooth clothing setae; antennae with 32–35 antennomeres; sensillum of third antennomere in ventral position; cupuliform organ with four simple olfactory chemoreceptors (large and with one fold in German specimens); slightly prominent frontal process; 1+1 ma, 1+1 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae on pronotum and mesonotum, 1+1 ma, 1+1 lp macrosetae on metanotum; long, thin notal macrosetae with barbs along the distal three-fourth; long marginal setae with some barbs; one dorsal femoral macroseta; one ventral tibial macroseta with one apical barb; calcars barbed on one side along length; smooth subapical tarsal setae; subequal elbow-like claws with small smooth lateral crests; smooth setiform telotarsal processes; 1+1 lp subsagittal on III urotergite, 1+1 lp lateral on IV urotergite, 1+1 la, 2+2 lp subsagittal and lateral V–VII urotergites, 1+1 mp, 3+3 lp on VIII urotergite and 1+1 mp, 5+5 lp on IX abdominal segment; male with glandular g 1 -setae, slightly subtrapezoidal appendages with glandular a 2 and a 1 -setae; cerci with long macrosetae with barbs along distal two-thirds; spermatozoid fascicles 80 μm diameter and 20 μm wide, spiral filament not clearly distinguishable but turns into several spirals.

Habitat and distribution

Known only from a cave in the Ardennes in Belgium, although it lacks cave-adapted traits ( Bareth 1999).