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Grylloblatta marmoreus

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Species of insect

Grylloblatta marmoreus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Grylloblattodea
Family: Grylloblattidae
Genus: Grylloblatta
Species: G. marmoreus
Binomial name
Grylloblatta marmoreus
(Schoville, 2012)

Grylloblatta marmoreus is a species of cave-dwelling insect in the family Grylloblattidae. Its type locality is in the Marble Mountains of California, United States.

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.

References

  1. Schoville, Sean D. (2012-08-07). "Three new species of Grylloblatta Walker (Insecta: Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattidae), from southern Oregon and northern California". Zootaxa. 3412 (1). Magnolia Press: 42–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3412.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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