Grylloblatta marmoreus explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Schoville . Sean D. . 2012-08-07 . Three new species of Grylloblatta Walker (Insecta: Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattidae), from southern Oregon and northern California . Zootaxa . en . Magnolia Press . 3412 . 1 . 42–52 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3412.1.2 . 1175-5334. free .
  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 . 10.12976/jib/2014.2.2 . 84729486. free .
  3. Web site: Bauwens. Joe. 2012-08-12. Three new species of cave-dwelling Grylloblatids from Oregon and California . 2021-12-14. Sciency Thoughts.

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