Plusiocampa (Venetocampa) paolettii Bareth & Condé, 1984

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 : 108

Plusiocampa (Venetocampa) paolettii Bareth & Condé, 1984

Plusiocampa paolettii Bareth & Condé, 1984: 143 , figs 5–6.

Diagnosis ( Bareth & Condé 1984)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 33 antennomeres; eight to nine simple olfactory chemoreceptors in perhaps a regenerated antennae; non-tubercular setae in frontal process. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 lp macrosetae; long, barbed notal macrosetae; abundant notal clothing setae. One dorsal femoral macroseta; no ventral tibial macrosetae; very unequal claws (2.5), posterior claw with a backward overhang, with large lateral crests; short anterior lateral process and long posterior lateral process. Urotergite V with 0+1 la macrosetae; urotergite VI with 1+1 la, 2+2 post macrosetae; urotergite VII with 1+1 la, 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 4+5 post macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 7+7 post macrosetae; urosternite I with 7+7, urosternites II–VII with 5+5, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male without glandular g 1 setae, short and very thick appendages with abundant glandular a 1 setae; female unknown.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found in Biga de le Agnelezze Cave, Piani Eterni, Belluno, Italian Alps.