Cestocampa gasparoi Bareth, 1988

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 : 10

Cestocampa gasparoi Bareth, 1988

Cestocampa gasparoi Bareth, 1988: 49 , fig 3a–f.

Diagnosis ( Bareth 1988)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 27–29 antennomeres (perhaps regenerated); 12–13 simple olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ; frontal process with non-tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3–4+4 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; long, barbed notal macrosetae; notal setal clothing sparse, long, smooth or with two apical barbs. Two ventral tibial macrosetae; subequal small claws with small lateral crests, posterior claw without a backward overhang. Urotergite I with 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite II with 1+2 post macrosetae; urotergite III with 2+2 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1+1 la, 5+5 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; abdominal segment IX with 8+8 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, enlarged subcylindrical appendages with thin and long glandular a 2 setae. Spermatozoid fascicle wheels with 2½ turns of 350 µm long and 8 µm wide filament. Female unknown.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found in Grotta Superiore di Sant’Angelo Calabria, south Italian Peninsula.