Journal Article
A striking new genus and species of troglobitic Campodeidae (Diplura) from Central Asia
Sendra, A., Sket, B. and Stoev, P.
Record Number:
5748
Year:
2017
Journal:
Subterranean Biology
Pages:
47-68
Volume:
23
Abstract:
Abstract
A striking new genus and species of Campodeidae (Diplura), Turkmenocampa mirabilis Sendra & Stoev,
gen.n., sp.n., found in Kaptarhana cave in Eastern Turkmenistan is described. This represents the first
record of Diplura from Central Asia and also the first terrestrial troglobiont found in Turkmenistan. The
new taxon shows several unique characters such as the lack of crests on the telotarsus, the presence of a
side-shoot process and the shape of barbs on the ventral side of the laminar telotarsal processes hitherto
unknown in other members of this family. Although T. mirabilis is tentatively placed in the subfamily
Plusiocampinae, its true affinities remain uncertain. The new finding provides further support to the
importance of Kaptarhana as a refuge for a number of endemic invertebrates.
Keywords
Turkmenistan, Koytentag Mountain, Turkmenocampa mirabilis, identification key, Plusiocampinae, cave fauna
Times Cited:
1
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