Cryptopygus campbellensis

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
Holotype of Cryptopygus campbellensis from the collections of Te Papa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Collembola
Order:	Entomobryomorpha
Family:	Isotomidae
Genus:	Cryptopygus
Species:	C. campbellensis
Binomial name
Cryptopygus campbellensis Wise, 1964

Description

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

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]