Paratachycampa penyoensis Bareth & Condé, 1981

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 : 115

Paratachycampa penyoensis Bareth & Condé, 1981

Paratachycampa peynoensis Bareth & Condé, 1981: 780 , figs 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d–e, 5b, d, f [corrected here to penyoensis ].

Diagnosis ( Bareth & Condé 1981; Sendra 1988)

Troglomorphic species. Epicuticle smooth under optical microscope. Antennae with 30–38 elongated antennomeres. Protruding frontal process well developed, with tuberculated, barbed setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+ ma, 1+1 la macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma macrosetae; middle-sized, barbed notal macrosetae; short, barbed clothing setae. Subequal, elbow-like claws with large lateral crests, with backward overhang; laminar, barbed ventral pretarsal processes. Urotergites III–V with 1+1 la macrosetae; urotergite VI with 1+1 la, 1+1–2+1 lp macrosetae; urotergite VII with 1+1 la, 2+2–3+4 lp macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 4+4–6+6 post macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 6+6–7+7 post macrosetae; urosternite I with 21+21–22+22, urosternites II– VII with 5+5, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male without 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; subcylindrical female appendages with glandular a 1 and a 2 setae.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found in two caves, Cova del Penyó (type locality) and the Soterranya Cave (Serra, València), Calderona Massif, eastern Iberian Peninsula.