Abstract
Samples collected in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, have revealed a hitherto unknown diversity of Campodeidae (Diplura) in soil and cave habitats, including a new genus and species, Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov., Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. and a previously recognized soil-dwelling species, Campodea (Dicampa) catalana Denis, 1930. Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov. was collected in the deep zone of an interesting geological and cultural cave, Ak-Turpak Cave, located near the western margin of Kadamjay District, Batken Province. This genus belongs to the subfamily Campodeinae, sharing the morphology of the pretarsus with Eutrichocampa and other related genera, but differing from them in the shape of the claws and the laminar lateral processes, in addition to its unique cupuliform organ and the macrosetal pattern on the thorax and abdomen. Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. was found in humid edaphic habitats, under stones or near roots, and is morphologically and geographically very similar to the cave-dwelling species Turkmenicampa mirabilis Sendra #38; Stoev, 2017, which occurs in an isolated cave in the nearby country of Turkmenistan.
Highlights
Diplurans are one of three groups of entognathous hexapods present in almost every soil, cave, or any other empty subsurface space, and represented with 1009 species in 141 genera (Sendra et al 2021)
Samples collected in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, have revealed a hitherto unknown diversity of Campodeidae (Diplura) in soil and cave habitats, including a new genus and species, Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov., Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. and a previously recognized soil-dwelling species, Campodea (Dicampa) catalana Denis, 1930
Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov. was collected in the deep zone of an interesting geological and cultural cave, Ak-Turpak Cave, located near the western margin of Kadamjay District, Batken Province
Summary
Diplurans are one of three groups of entognathous hexapods present in almost every soil, cave, or any other empty subsurface space, and represented with 1009 species in 141 genera (Sendra et al 2021). The order Diplura is divided into ten families, of which Campodeidae Meinert, 1865, with 491 species, accounts for nearly half (49%) of the known species (Sendra et al 2021). Despite their worldwide distribution, diplurans are virtually unknown in Central Asia. Diplurans are virtually unknown in Central Asia This vast geographical region covers an area of approximately 4 million square kilometres, stretching from the Caspian Sea (west) to the border of China (east), and from the southern borders of Russia (north) to the northern borders of Iran, Afghanistan, and China (south). Two soil-dwelling species (Campodea (Dicampa) sprovierii Silvestri, 1932 and Campodea (Campodea) fragilis Meinert, 1865) have been described from the northern fringe of Iran (Azadbakhsh & Nozari 2016)
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