Grylloblatta bifratrilecta
Appearance
Grylloblatta bifratrilecta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Grylloblattodea |
Family: | Grylloblattidae |
Genus: | Grylloblatta |
Species: | G. bifratrilecta
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Binomial name | |
Grylloblatta bifratrilecta Gurney, 1953
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Grylloblatta bifratrilecta is a species of rock crawler in the family Grylloblattidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America,[1] including Sonora Pass and Carson Pass in the Sierra Nevada.[5]
Habitat and behavior
[edit]It lives in crevices at high altitudes, typically above 7,000 feet (2,100 m). It is nocturnal and active mostly during winter months.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Grylloblatta bifratrilecta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Grylloblatta bifratrilecta species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Grylloblatta bifratrilecta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Grylloblatta bifratrilecta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ Schoville, Sean D; Roderick, George K (2010-06-02). "Evolutionary diversification of cryophilic Grylloblattaspecies (Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattidae) in alpine habitats of California". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-163. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 2898686. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ Tentarelli, Eric (2012). A Guide to Insects (1st ed.). Blackwell. p. 112.
Further reading
[edit]- Wipfler, B.; Bai, M.; Schoville, S.; Dallai, R.; et al. (2014). "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.