Sant'Eufemia (PE) - The Grotto caves 10-11-12 In the days and 17-18 September 2010 invited by Cutitta Luca, president of the "
The Time Machine "in Naples, we went to the country of
Sant'Eufemia , nestled between the mountains of Maiella and Monte Morrone near Caramanico Terme. The idea was to go to confirm the reports of caves located along the slopes of the Maiella. One in particular had a keen interest both as a continuation of Luke as that populated in prehistoric times. Not disdaining to see other, we came across, accompanied by Nino Di Cosmo, a small cavity in the presence of both large Dolichopoda that of butterflies. Collected two specimens, male and female Dolichopoda, in the days after they were taken to Dip.to of Zoology, University La Sapienza out the species, dreaming of having found a new considering the geographic location of the find (Never reported in those places). Species already known, but ........
Orthoptera, Rafidoforidi
Genre: Dolichopoda Bolivar, 1880
Species: Dolichopoda (D.) geniculata (OGCosta 1836)
Other tests is caving biospeleological that will be undertaken in the near future.
The excellent hospitality of Lycia and Happy Camping
"Hill of the Wolves" , allowed us to spend wonderful days in silence and tranquility of the mountains of Abruzzo know grant, from having to repeat as soon as possible.
Participants: Luca Cutitta, Silvia Mogliazza, Joan Politi, Nino Di Cosmo, Sergio Tassi, Fabio Nigro, Stefania Impagliazzo, Giorgio Pinto
Photo: Silvia Mogliazza, Giorgio Pinto
Monte Amaro path since the beginning
wall where spread different cavity
the trail to the top of a small beech forest
Passggio between high ferns
the entrance of the grotta dei Corvi, Sant'Eufemia a Maiella
Parete che delimita la grotta
Cono detritico che porta alla base della cavità
Dall'interno
Cunicolo con camino
Grotta dei Porci, ingresso
Rilievo
Interno
Butterfly
Dolichopoda
Determination of the species under the microscope