Grylloblatta marmoreus
Grylloblatta marmoreus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Notoptera |
Family: | Grylloblattidae |
Genus: | Grylloblatta |
Species: | G. marmoreus
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Binomial name | |
Grylloblatta marmoreus (Schoville, 2012)
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Grylloblatta marmoreus is a species of cave-dwelling insect in the family Grylloblattidae.[1] Its type locality is in the Marble Mountains of California, United States.[2]
Entomology[]
G.marmoreus was described from a male found on a rock in Planetary Dairy Cave , and a juvenile in a pit. The male specimen is 125mm long, and buff, while the juvenile is amber.[3]
References[]
- ^ Schoville, Sean D. (2012): Three new species of Grylloblatta Walker (Insecta: Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattidae), from southern Oregon and northern California. Zootaxa 3412: 42-52. doi:10.5281/zenodo.212975
- ^ Wipfler, Benjamin; Bai, Ming; Schoville, Sean; Dallai, Romano; Uchifune, Toshiki; Machida, Ryuichiro; Cui, Yingying; Beutel, Rolf G. (2014-01-20). "Ice Crawlers (Grylloblattodea) – the history of the investigation of a highly unusual group of insects". Journal of Insect Biodiversity. 2 (2): 1–25. doi:10.12976/jib/2014.2.2. ISSN 2147-7612. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ Bauwens, Joe (2012-08-12). "Sciency Thoughts: Three new species of cave-dwelling Grylloblatids from Oregon and California". Sciency Thoughts. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
Categories:
- Grylloblattidae
- Cave insects
- Insects described in 2012
- Insect stubs