Plusiocampa (incer. sed.) sinensis Silvestri, 1931, 1912

Sendra, Alberto, Selfa, Jesús, Bu, Yun & Luan, Yun-Xia, 2025, A synopsis of the Campodeidae dipluran fauna from China (Arthropoda, Hexapoda) with a taxonomic key, ZooKeys 1239, pp. 147-181 : 147-181

13. - Plusiocampa (incer. sed.) sinensis Silvestri, 1931

Description.

Body 1.6-2.3 mm length; cuticle smooth under optical microscope; antennae 0.5-0.7 × as long as body with 20-26 antennomeres as long as wide; large bacilliform tergal sensillum of the third antennomere; four plain sensilla in cupuliform organ; pronotum with 4 + 4 (ma, la, lp 1, 3) macrosetae, mesonotum with 4 + 4 (ma, la, lp 2, 3) macrosetae and metanotum 3 + 3 (ma, lp 2, 3) with (all notal macrosetae long and barbed); with few long clothing setae; marginal setae slightly longer than clothing setae and wit a few distal barbs; metathoracic leg 0.3-0.4 × as long as body; two dorsal femoral macrosetae; one short sternal tibial macrosetae; smooth setiform lateral processes urotergites I-III with 1 + 1 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 1 + 1-2 + 2 macrosetae, urotergites V-VII with 3 + 3-4 + 4 post macrosetae and urotergites VIII with 5 + 5 post macrosetae and abdominal segment IX with 7 + 7 post long barbed macrosetae; urosternite I with 6 + 6-9 + 9 macrosetae; urosternite II-VII with 4 + 4, urosternite VIII with 1 + 1 macrosetae; stylus of the Campodea pattern; appendages of urosternite I subcylindrical females, and suboval in males; appendages of males with and a 2 glandular setae; cerci 0.6-0.8 × as long as body.

Habitat.

Deep layers in soil, probably an endogean species.

Distribution.

Endemic in China (Fujian, Guangdong, and Hong Kong).

References.

Condé (1993 a), Silvestri (1931).