Galloisiana kosuensis

Galloisiana kosuensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Grylloblattodea
Family:	Grylloblattidae
Genus:	Galloisiana
Species:	G. kosuensis
Binomial name
Galloisiana kosuensis Namkung, 1974

Galloisiana kosuensis is a species of cave-dwelling insect in the family Grylloblattidae. Its type locality is Gosu Cave, South Korea. ^[2]

It was first described in 1974 by Joon Namkung, ^{[3] [4]} and is a species endemic to Korea, where it is found in Gosu Cave, Chungcheongbuk-do. ^[5]

References

1. Chung, H.-Y.; Lee, Y-W, Park, S.-H.; Lim, C.; Park, S.-H.; Hong, M.-H.; Lee, Y.-S.; Lee, D.-H.; Shin, H.; Lee, S.-J.; Oh, H.-K.; Gwon, S. (2018). "Galloisiana kosuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T113551876A113555352. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T113551876A113555352.en . Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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 . ISSN   2147-7612 . Retrieved 2021-12-12.
3. "Galloisiana kosuensis Namkung, 1974". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
4. Namkung, J. (1974). "A new species of Galloisiana (Grylloblattidae) from Kosudong-gul Cave in Korea". Entomological Research (in Korean). 4 (2): 91–95.
5. "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR: Detail - Galloisiana kosuensis)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-06-21.