Litocampa mendesi Sendra & Reboleira, 2010

Sendra, Alberto & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2020, Euro-Mediterranean fauna of Campodeinae (Campodeidae, Diplura), European Journal of Taxonomy 728, pp. 1-130 : 102

Litocampa mendesi Sendra & Reboleira, 2010

Litocampa mendesi Sendra & Reboleira in Reboleira et al., 2010: 51 , figs 1–3.

Diagnosis ( Reboleira et al. 2010)

Body length 1.9–4.2 mm; epicuticle without ornamentation; thin, smooth clothing setae; antennae with 26–29 antennomeres; sensillum of third antennomere in ventral position; cupuliform organ with five olfactory chemoreceptors with two folds; slightly prominent frontral process; 1+1 ma, 1+1 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae on pronotum and mesonotum, 1+1 ma, 1+1 lp on metanotum; long notal macrosetae with barbs along distal two-thirds; marginal setae poorly differentiated from clothing setae but with 2–8 thin distal barbs; one dorsal femoral macroseta; one ventral tibial macroseta; calcars with long barbs almost from basis; smooth apical tarsal setae; subequal grooved elbow-like claws with tiny, smooth lateral crests; 1+1 long ma macrosetae on III–VII urotergites; 1+1 or 0+0 la, 1+1 lp on IV urotergite, 1+1 la, 1+1 lp on V–VII urotergites, 1+1 mp, 3+3 lp on VIII urotergite and 1+1 mp, 5+5 lp on IX abdominal segment; thick, long clothing setae on IX–X abdominal segments; first male urosternite without glandular g 1 -setae, slightly thick subcylindrical with glandular a 1 and a 2 -setae; first female urosternite with thin subcylindrical appendages with only glandular a 1 -setae; cerci twice shorter than body covered with long macrosetae barbed in distal portion and a few clothing setae.

Habitat and distribution

Cave-dwelling species with moderate cave-adapted traits known from two caves in southern Portugal ( Reboleira et al. 2010; unpublished data).