Galloisiana nipponensis

Galloisiana nipponensis is a species of insect in the family Grylloblattidae that is endemic to Japan. Its type locality is Lake Chūzenji, Japan.[1]

Galloisiana nipponensis
Galloisiana nipponensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Grylloblattodea
Family: Grylloblattidae
Genus: Galloisiana
Species:
G. nipponensis
Binomial name
Galloisiana nipponensis
(Caudell & King 1924)

Range and habitat

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It is found in montane habitats in central Honshu, including in the Taishaku Mountains (帝釈山脈) (near the Echigo Mountains).[2]

Life cycle

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Individuals live for at least five years.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Schoville SD, Uchifune T, Machida R (March 2013). "Colliding fragment islands transport independent lineages of endemic rock-crawlers (Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattidae) in the Japanese archipelago". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 66 (3): 915–27. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.022. PMID 23220515.