''Grylloblattella'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Grylloblattidae Grylloblattidae, commonly known as the icebugs or ice crawlers, is a family of extremophile (psychrophile) and wingless insects that live in the cold on top of mountains and the edges of glaciers. It is the only member of Grylloblattodea, which ...

found in the

Altai-Sayan region The Altai-Sayan region is an area of Inner Asia proximate to the Altai Mountains and the Sayan Mountains, near to where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together. This region is one of the world centers of Temperate climate, temperate pl ...

of Central Asia. It contains 3 species restricted to montane environments in southern Siberia (Russia), China, and Kazakhstan.

Species

These species belong to the genus ''Grylloblattella'': *'' Grylloblattella cheni'' Bai, Wang & Yang 2010 – type locality:

Ake Kule Lake Ake Kule Lake () is a lake in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, close to the borders of Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries an ...

Xinjiang Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...

, China *'' Grylloblattella pravdini'' (Storozhenko & Oliger 1984) – type locality: Teletskoye Lake, Russia *'' Grylloblattella sayanensis'' Storozhenko 1996 – type locality: Sambyl Pass, Russia

Habitat

They are found in rocky streams and talus fields, including low-elevation

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s that are cold and humid. Unlike some other grylloblattids, they have not been found at montane sites. ''Grylloblattella'' forage on snowfields at night. They are also often also active during the day in rocky habitats.

References

Grylloblattidae Insects of Russia Insects of China Fauna of Kazakhstan {{Notoptera-stub