Grylloblatta marmoreus
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]
| Grylloblatta marmoreus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Grylloblattodea |
| Family: | Grylloblattidae |
| Genus: | Grylloblatta |
| Species: | G. marmoreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Grylloblatta marmoreus (Schoville, 2012) | |
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. (2012-08-07). "Three new species of Grylloblatta Walker (Insecta: Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattidae), from southern Oregon and northern California". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3412 (1): 42–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3412.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
- 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. S2CID 84729486.
- Bauwens, Joe (2012-08-12). "Three new species of cave-dwelling Grylloblatids from Oregon and California". Sciency Thoughts. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
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