Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) bulgarica Silvestri, 1931

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 : 37-38

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) bulgarica Silvestri, 1931

Figs 42–43

Plusiocampa bulgarica Silvestri, 1931b: 103 , figs vi–viii.

Diagnosis ( Silvestri 1931b; Bareth & Condé 2001)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 24–30 antennomeres; 10 complex olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ; protruding frontal process with tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 4+4 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3 la, 2+2 lp, 1+1 mp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 2+2 lp, 1+1 mp macrosetae; long, barbed notal macrosetae; a few long, distally barbed notal clothing setae. Two or three ventral tibial macrosetae; unequal claws (1.30) with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a backward overhang. Urotergites I–II with 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite III with 0+0–1+1 la, 1+1–2+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 with a large area of glandular g 1 setae and slightly enlarged appendages with glandular a 1 setae; female with subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae.

Remarks

The study of 38 specimens collected from two new caves (see Table S 2 in Supplementary Material) allowed the addition of information to the diagnosis, including the observation of the pretarsal structures ( Figs 42–43 ).

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found in 16 caves in the Balkan and Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.

Figures

Figs 42–43. Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) bulgarica Silvestri, 1931, from Sbrikovata Cave, Pamporovo, Bulgaria (Coll. AS). 42. Pretarsus, dorsal view. 43. Pretarsus, latero-posterior view.