Grylloblatta chirurgica

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Grylloblatta chirurgica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Notoptera
Family: Grylloblattidae
Genus: Grylloblatta
Species:
G. chirurgica
Binomial name
Grylloblatta chirurgica
Gurney, 1961

Grylloblatta chirurgica is a species of insect in family Grylloblattidae. Like other species in the genus, it is endemic to the United States. This species is also known as the Mount Saint Helens grylloblatid, and is found at high elevations and in ice caves in south-western Washington state, especially in Skamania County around Mount St. Helens. It has also been found in the Chinook Pass area of Yakima County. [2]

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Grylloblatta chirurgica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T9529A12998756. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9529A12998756.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Schoville, Sean D.; Graening, G. O. (2013-11-21). "Updated checklist of the ice-crawlers (Insecta: Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattidae) of North America, with notes on their natural history, biogeography and conservation". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3737 (4): 351. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.4.2 . ISSN   1175-5334.