| Grylloblatta | |
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| Grylloblatta campodeiformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Notoptera |
| Family: | Grylloblattidae |
| Genus: |
Grylloblatta Walker, 1914 |
| Species | |
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13 species |
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13 species
Grylloblatta is a genus of insects in the family Grylloblattidae. It contains 13 species, including Grylloblatta chirurgica, almost exclusively from high-altitude and high-latitude regions of the United States, living in ice caves and glaciers.
The genus was first described by the Edmund Walker in 1914 and was composed of a single species, Grylloblatta campodeiformis.