Corresponding author: Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo (
Academic editor: G. Broad
Peris-Felipo FJ, Belokobylskij SA, van Achterberg C, Pérez-Fernández T (2014)
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The speleology group of Villacarrillo (Grupo de Espeleología de Villacarillo – GEV) has been conducting intensive fieldwork in caves of Jaén Province (Spain) (Fig.
Distribution of studied caves. Caves numbers:
The “Sistema de la Murcielaguina” is located in Cerro de Hornos (
Map of the Sistema de la Murcielaguina with a red dot where specimens were captured.
The “Sima de la Colada” is located in La Hoya de Herrera (
Map of the Sima de la Colada with a red dot where specimens were captured.
Both caves are located in the Natural Park and Biosphere reserve of Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and las Villas. Part of it is covered with Mediterranean forest containing
Samples were collected by pit-fall traps. All traps are baited with beer, salt and cheese or sobrassada (sausage). In Murcielaguina, specimens were captured in one trap located at 35 m depth, in complete darkness and with an average temperatures of 15 °C and 78% humidity. In Sima de la Colada, specimens were collected in two traps at 65 m depth with average an temperature of 18 °C and 80% humidity.
Specimens were collected during the summer of 2014 and each cave was visited every two weeks.
For terminology of morphological features and sculpture, measurements and wing venation nomenclature, see
Type specimens are deposited in the Entomological Collection at the University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain; ENV), in the Grupo de Espeleología de Villacarillo (Jaén, Spain; GEV), and in the Zoological Institute RAS (St Petersburg, Russia; ZISP).
Holotype: female, Spain, Jaén Province, Cerro de Hornos, Sistema de la Murcielaguina, pit-fall trap, - 35 m, 15.vi.2014 (GEV leg.) (ENV). Paratypes: 2 females, same data as holotype (ENV, ZISP); 3 females, Spain, Jaén Province, La Hoya de Herrera, Sima de La Colada, pitfall trap, - 65 m, 17.viii.2014 (GEV leg.) (ENV, GEV, ZISP).
Female.
Head. In dorsal view, 1.7 times as wide as long, 1.3 times as wide as mesoscutum (variation 1.2–1.3 times), smooth, with gena rounded behind eyes. Eye in lateral view 1.5 times as high as wide and 1.2 times as wide as gena. POL about as long as OD; OOL 2.3 times OD. Face 1.5 times as wide as high and covered completely by numerous setae; inner margins of eyes subparallel. Clypeus 2.3 times as wide as high, slightly curved ventrally. Anterior tentorial pit short, not reaching halfway between clypeus and eye. Mandible weakly widened towards apex, 1.6 times as long as its maximum width (variation 1.5–1.6 times). Upper tooth medium sized, wide, shorter than lower and middle tooth. Middle tooth rather small, slightly longer than upper tooth, wide basally and pointed apically. Lower tooth short, wide, rounded. Antenna 21-segmented, 1.1 times as long as body. Scape 2.7 times as long as pedicel. First flagellar segment 4.1 times as long as its apical width (variation 4.1–4.2 times), 1.4 times as long as second segment; second segment 2.5 times as long as its maximum width. Third to twentieth flagellar segments 2.3–2.5 times, and twenty-first segment 2.6 times as long as wide.
Mesosoma. In lateral view, 1.1 times as long as high. Mesoscutum (dorsal view) 0.9 times as long as its maximum width, with numerous setae located on middle part of mesoscutum. Notauli mainly absent on vertical surface of mesoscutum. Mesoscutal midpit present and elongate. Scutoscutellar sulcus smooth, without lateral carinae. Precoxal sulcus present, not reaching anterior and posterior margins of mesopectus. Mesepimeral sulcus smooth. Propodeum mainly smooth, median longitudinal carina complete, with several short transverse carinae crossing median carina but not reaching lateral edge of propodeum. Propodeal spiracles relatively small.
Wings. Length of fore wing 2.4 times its maximum width (variation 2.4–2.5 mm). Vein r1 present and sclerotised. Marginal cell reaching apex of wing, 5.0 times as long as its maximum width. Nervulus distinctly postfurcal. Second submarginal cell closed distally, 2.7 times as long as its maximum width (variation 2.6–2.7 times). Hind wing 5.4 times as long as its maximum width (variation 5.3–5.4 times).
Legs. Hind femur 4.0 times as long as its maximum width (variation 3.9–4.0 times). Hind tibia weakly widened to apex, 9.2 times as long as its maximum subapical width, 1.1 times as long as hind tarsus. First segment of hind tarsus 1.7 times as long as second segment.
Metasoma. Long. First tergite weakly widened towards apex, twice as long as its apical width, entirely striate. Ovipositor 1.6 times as long as first tergite, 0.5 times as long as metasoma, 0.9 times as long as hind femur.
Colour. Body, scape, flagellar segments and pterostigma dark brown. Legs, mandible and pedicel yellowish brown. Wings hyaline.
Length. Body 2.7 mm (variation 2.6–2.8 mm); fore wing 3.4 mm (variation 3.4–3.5 mm).
Male. Unknown.
Named “cavernicola” because it inhabits caves.
According to the key by
Specimens belonging to the families
We wish to thank the staff of Consejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía and the Natural Park and Biosphere reserve of Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas for their help during this study. Also, we are thankful to the members of GEV (Grupo de Espeleología de Villacarrillo) for their great work in increasing the knowledge of fauna caves over the past 13 years, and this year celebrates the group’s 35th anniversary.
We are very thankful Dr H.L. Disney (UK) and Dr Miguel Carles-Tolrá (Barcelona, Spain) (