Namkungia biryongensis

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

Namkungia biryongensis is a species of cave-dwelling insect in the family Grylloblattidae. Its type locality is Biryong Cave in Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. ^[2]

It was first described in 1974 by Joon Namkung as Galloisiana biryongensis. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Chung, H.-Y.; Lee, Y-W, Park, S.-H.; Lim, C.-S.; Park, S.-H.; Hong, M.-H.; Lee, Y.-S.; Shin, H.; Lee, S.-J.; Lee, D.-H.; Oh, H.-K.; Gwon, S. (2018). "Namkungia biryongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T88035265A88035387. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T88035265A88035387.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. "Namkungia biryongensis (Namkung, 1974)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
4. Namkung, J. (1974). "A new species of cave dwelling Grylloblattoidea (Grylloblattidae) from Korea". Entomological Research. 4 (1): 1–7.