Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) romana Condé, 1954

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 : 78

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) romana Condé, 1954

Plusiocampa romana Condé, 1954b: 37 , figs a–e.

Diagnosis ( Condé 1954 b, 1983; Ramellini 1990)

Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 26 antennomeres; 12 complex olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ; frontal process with non-tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3 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; thin, barbed notal macrosetae; sparse notal clothing setae. Two to four ventral tibial macrosetae; slightly unequal claws with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a backward overhang. Urotergite I with 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite II with 2+2 post macrosetae; urotergite III with 4+4 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 2+2 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite V with 2+2–3+3 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergites VI–VII with 3+3 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 6+6 post macrosetae; urosternite I with 7+7, urosternites II–VII with 5+5, urostenite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male unknown.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found on the Italian Peninsula in two caves, Grotta di Santa Liberata (Toscana) and Grotta dell’Inferniglio (Latium), and in soil habitat on Monti Ausoni, central Apennine Mountains.