Galloisiana nipponensis explained

Galloisiana nipponensis is a species of insect in the family Grylloblattidae that is endemic to Japan. Its type locality is Lake Chūzenji, Japan.^[1]

Range and habitat

It is found in montane habitats in central Honshu, including in the Taishaku Mountains (帝釈山脈) (near the Echigo Mountains).^[2]

Life cycle

Individuals live for at least five years.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Wipfler . Benjamin . Bai . Ming . Schoville . Sean . Dallai . Romano . Uchifune . Toshiki . Machida . Ryuichiro . Cui . Yingying . Beutel . Rolf G. . Ice Crawlers (Grylloblattodea) – the history of the investigation of a highly unusual group of insects . Journal of Insect Biodiversity . 2 . 2 . 2014-01-20 . 2147-7612 . 10.12976/jib/2014.2.2 . 1–25 . 2021-12-12. free .
2. Schoville SD, Uchifune T, Machida R . Colliding fragment islands transport independent lineages of endemic rock-crawlers (Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattidae) in the Japanese archipelago . Mol Phylogenet Evol . 66 . 3 . 915–27 . March 2013 . 23220515 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.022 .