Cosberella denali

Cosberella denali is a springtail species of the family Hypogastruridae. It is endemic to Alaska. Arne Fjellberg, who first described the species in 1985, theorized three potential subspecies based on significant morphological differences – one each found in the Alaska Range, the Brooks Range, and the Alaska North Slope.^[3]

Cosberella denali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Collembola
Order:	Poduromorpha
Family:	Hypogastruridae
Genus:	Cosberella
Species:	C. denali
Binomial name
Cosberella denali Fjellberg, 1985[1]
Synonyms
Hypogastrura denali[2]

Description

Cosberella denali is distinguished from other springtail species by the presence of denticles covering the sixth lamella of the maxilla and a short ventroapical hyaline area.^[4]