Grylloblatta bifratrilecta

Grylloblatta bifratrilecta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Grylloblattodea
Family:	Grylloblattidae
Genus:	Grylloblatta
Species:	G. bifratrilecta
Binomial name
Grylloblatta bifratrilecta Gurney, 1953

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

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

1. "Grylloblatta bifratrilecta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
2. "Grylloblatta bifratrilecta species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
3. "Grylloblatta bifratrilecta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
4. "Grylloblatta bifratrilecta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
5. 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.
6. Tentarelli, Eric (2012). A Guide to Insects (1st ed.). Blackwell. p. 112.

Further reading

• 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.