Grylloblatta

Grylloblatta
Grylloblatta campodeiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Grylloblattodea
Family:	Grylloblattidae
Genus:	Grylloblatta Walker, 1914
Species
15 species

Grylloblatta is a genus of insects in the family Grylloblattidae. It contains 15 species, including Grylloblatta chirurgica, almost exclusively from high-altitude and high-latitude regions of the United States and Canada, living in ice caves and glaciers.

The genus was first described by Edmund Walker in 1914, based on a single species, Grylloblatta campodeiformis.

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Grylloblatta:

• Grylloblatta barberi Caudell, 1924 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta bifratrilecta Gurney, 1953 ^{i c g b}
• Grylloblatta campodeiformis E. M. Walker, 1914 ^{i c g b} (northern rock crawler)
• Grylloblatta chandleri Kamp, 1963 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta chintimini Marshall & Lytle, 2015 ^{i c g b}
• Grylloblatta chirurgica Gurney, 1961 ^{i c g b} (Mount St Helens' grylloblattid)
• Grylloblatta gurneyi Kamp, 1963 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta marmoreus Schoville, 2012 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta newberryensis Marshall and Lytle, 2015 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta oregonensis Schoville, 2012 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta rothi Gurney, 1953 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta scudderi Kamp, 1979 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta sculleni Gurney, 1937 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta siskiyouensis Schoville, 2012 ^{i c g}
• Grylloblatta washoa Gurney, 1961 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Life cycle

Individuals have lifespans of between 6 and 10 years.

References