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| Cryptopygus campbellensis | |
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| Holotype of Cryptopygus campbellensis from the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family: | Isotomidae |
| Genus: | Cryptopygus |
| Species: | C. campbellensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptopygus campbellensis Wise, 1964 | |
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]
Description
[edit source]The 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
[edit source]The 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 source]- 1 2 "Cryptopygus campbellensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- 1 2 3 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.