Eutrichocampa Silvestri 1902

Genus Eutrichocampa Silvestri, 1902

Eutrichocampa Silvestri, 1902: 240.

Diagnosis, habitat and distribution

In spite of the effort made by Condé (1956a) to maintain the genus Eutrichocampa, the eleven species of Eutrichocampa described show a staggering variability in different characters, which led Paclt (1957) to propose five subgenera and a genus for them. Species of Eutrichocampa (in a wide sense) have been found on four continents: South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. The laminar or subcylindrical telotarsal process with abundant barbs is the only, presumably synapomorphic, feature to gather all these soil dwelling species. The claws are smooth and have no lateral crests. In the present monograph, we follow the criteria of Condé (1956a) for Eutrichocampa, meaning that in Europe and in the Mediterranean regions seven species have been described (Fig. 62).