Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) gadorensis Sendra, 2001

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 : 50-51

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) gadorensis Sendra, 2001

Plusiocampa gadorensis Sendra, 2001: 73 , figs 1–4, tables i–ii.

Diagnosis ( Sendra 2001)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 46–52 antennomeres; 15–18 complex olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ; small protruding frontal process with a few slightly tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2–3+3 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 2+2 (2+3) lp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 2+2 (2+3) lp macrosetae; long, barbed notal macrosetae; short notal clothing setae. Two or three ventral tibial macrosetae; slightly unequal claws (1.15) with large lateral crests, posterior claw with no backward overhang. Urotergite II with 0+0–1+1 (0+1) post macrosetae; urotergite III with 0+0–1+1 la, 1+1–2+2 (0+1) post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1+1 (1+2) la, 3+3– 4+4 (4+5) post macrosetae; urotergite V with 1+1 (1+2) la, 4+4–5+5 (4+5) post macrosetae; urotergite VI with 1+1 (1+2) la, 5+5 (4+5) post macrosetae; urotergite VII with 1+1 la, 5+5 (4+5) post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 6+6 (6+5) post macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 8+8 post macrosetae; urosternite I with 7+7–8+8 (8+9), urosternites II–VII with 5+5, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male with an area of glandular g 1 setae, subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae; female and male appendages identical.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species endemic to the isolated karst of Sierra de Gádor, in the Peni-Baetic System, southeastern Iberian Peninsula. It is known from seven natural caves and one mine.