Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) vedovinii Conde 1981
- Dataset
- Flourishing in subterranean ecosystems: Euro-Mediterranean Plusiocampinae and tachycampoids (Diplura, Campodeidae)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Entognatha
- order
- Diplura
- family
- Campodeidae
- genus
- Plusiocampa
- species
- Plusiocampa vedovinii
diagnosis
Diagnosis (Condé 1981 b) Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 39 antennomeres; eight simple olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ, highly likely regenerated; non-protruding frontal process with non-tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1 + 1 ma, 2 + 2 la, 2 + 2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1 + 1 ma, 1 + 1 la, 2 + 2 lp macrosetae; metanotum with 1 + 1 ma, 1 + 1 lp macrosetae; long, barbed notal macrosetae. Two ventral tibial macrosetae; unequal claws with large lateral crests. Urotergite IV with 1 + 1 la, 1 + 0 post macrosetae; urotergites V – VII with 1 + 1 la, 3 + 3 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 unknown; female with subcylindrical appendages bearing glandular a 1 setae. Habitat and distribution Subterranean species found in Grouffre des Encanaux, Auriol, Sainte-Baume Massif, Bouches-du- Rhône, southeastern France.