Galloisiana kosuensis

Galloisiana kosuensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Grylloblattodea
Family: Grylloblattidae
Genus: Galloisiana
Species:
G. kosuensis
Binomial name
Galloisiana kosuensis
Namkung, 1974

Galloisiana kosuensis is a species of cave-dwelling insect in the family Grylloblattidae. Its type locality is Gosu Cave, South Korea.[2]

It was first described in 1974 by Joon Namkung,[3][4] and is a species endemic to Korea, where it is found in Gosu Cave, Chungcheongbuk-do.[5]

References

  1. ^ Chung, H.-Y.; Lee, Y-W, Park, S.-H.; Lim, C.; Park, S.-H.; Hong, M.-H.; Lee, Y.-S.; Lee, D.-H.; Shin, H.; Lee, S.-J.; Oh, H.-K.; Gwon, S. (2018). "Galloisiana kosuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T113551876A113555352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T113551876A113555352.en. Retrieved 22 September 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Galloisiana kosuensis Namkung, 1974". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  4. ^ Namkung, J. (1974). "A new species of Galloisiana (Grylloblattidae) from Kosudong-gul Cave in Korea". Entomological Research (in Korean). 4 (2): 91–95.
  5. ^ "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR: Detail - Galloisiana kosuensis)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-06-21.