Grylloblatta
| Grylloblatta | |
|---|---|
| Grylloblatta campodeiformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Grylloblattodea |
| Family: | Grylloblattidae |
| Genus: | Grylloblatta Walker, 1914 |
| Species | |
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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.