Cryptopygus campbellensis is a species of springtail belonging to the family Isotomidae.[1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1964.[1] The species is native to Campbell Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.[2]
| Cryptopygus campbellensis | |
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| Holotype of Cryptopygus campbellensis from the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family: | Isotomidae |
| Genus: | Cryptopygus |
| Species: | C. campbellensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptopygus campbellensis Wise, 1964
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Description
editThe species is deep blue to black in colour, with a body length of up to 1.5 mm (0.059 in). It can be differentiated from Cryptopygus antarcticus by having a rounded post-antennal organ.[2]
Distribution
editThe species is known to occur in the Campbell Islands. The holotype of the species was found at Rocky Bay on the south coast near Mount Dumas,[3] under Tillaea in a penguin colony.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cryptopygus campbellensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ a b c Wise, K.A.J. (15 July 1964). "Insects of Campbell Island. Collembola". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 178–207. ISSN 0078-7515. OCLC 770413313. Wikidata Q127556543.
- ^ "Cryptopygus campbellensis Wise, 1964". Te Papa. Retrieved 25 July 2024.