Two new cave-adapted Juxtlacampa species from Central America (Diplura: Campodeidae) with new data to disavow the tachycampoid monophyletic line

  • Alberto Sendra Colecciones Entomológicas Torres-Sala, Servei de Patrimoni Històric, Ajuntament de València, València, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1035-3638
  • J. Judson  Wynne Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0408-0629
  • Alba Sánchez-García Departament de Botànica i Geologia, Facultat de Ciències Biològiques, Universitat de València, Burjassot, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0911-2001
  • Alberto Jiménez-Valverde Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9962-2106
  • Jesús Selfa Laboratori d’Investigació d’Entomologia, Departament de Zoologia, Universitat de València, Burjassot, València, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0376-7536
  • José G. Palacios-Vargas Laboratorio de Ecología y Sistemática de Microartrópodos, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9097-6813
  • Raquel Daza Brunet Carbonate and Karst laboratory, Institute of Geology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México
  • Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4810-9331
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3237
Keywords: morphology, biogeography, phylogeny, taxonomy, troglobiomorphism

Abstract

The short-range distributions of cave-dwelling Campodeidae species, together with their ancient origin, make them a key taxonomic group from a paleogeographical perspective. Nevertheless, the systematic validity of several campodeid lineages remains unresolved. In this paper, we examine the tachycampoid group (sensu Bareth & Condé 1981) by reassessing its principal taxonomic traits in comparison with Campodeinae and Plusiocampinae. We suggest that the monophyly of the entire tachycampoid lineage (sensu Bareth & Condé 1981) should be rejected based on new morphological, and ecological data for several species of Juxtlacampa, Tachycampa, and Paratachycampa. Furthermore, we provide a comprehensive revision of the entire genus Juxtlacampa and describe two new cave-adapted species: Juxtlacampa gabrielleae Sendra & Ferreira sp. nov. and Juxtlacampa xkiq Sendra & Wynne sp. nov.

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2026-03-30
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Sendra, A., Wynne, J. J., Sánchez-García, A., Jiménez-Valverde, A., Selfa, J., Palacios-Vargas, J. G., Daza Brunet, R., & Lopes Ferreira, R. (2026). Two new cave-adapted Juxtlacampa species from Central America (Diplura: Campodeidae) with new data to disavow the tachycampoid monophyletic line. European Journal of Taxonomy, 1048(1), 84–110. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3237
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