Whittencampa troglobia Sendra & Deharveng 2020
17. -Whittencampa troglobiaSendra & Deharveng, 2020 Description. Body 5.2-7.0 mm length; antennae with 54–56 antennomeres; antennae 1.3-1.4 longer than body length; antennomeres more than twice longer than wide; ventral thick sensillum of the third antennomere; cuticle reticulated at high magnifications; clothing setae barbed with thin barbs: pronotum with 1 + 1 ma, 1 + 1 la 4, 2 + 2 lp 1, 3; mesonotum with 1 + 1 ma, 1 + 1 la, 2 + 2 lp 2, 3; metanotum with 1 + 1 ma, 2 + 2 lp 2, 3; all notal macrosetae barbed with thin barbs; metathoracic legs reaching end of abdomen; legs 0.4-0.5 × as long as body; cerci with seven primary articles plus the basal one; cerci 1.3 longer than body length; cercal articles covered with 2–16 whorls of thin and long macrosetae with tiny barbs on distal third, combined with whorls of smooth thin setae shorter than macrosetae. Habitat. Deep subterranean ecosystems, observed in cave habitats such as water films on speleothems. Distribution. Endemic in China (Guangxi). References. Sendra and Deharveng (2020).
Institutions
- Universitat de València (ES)
- Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15498676
- Primary Topic
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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