Namkungia

Namkungia is a genus of cave-dwelling insects in the family Grylloblattidae found in Korea. It contains 2 species, both of which are found in caves in Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea.^[2]

Namkungia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Grylloblattodea
Family:	Grylloblattidae
Genus:	Namkungia Storozhenko & Park 2002[1]
Species
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Species

These species belong to the genus Namkungia:^[2]

• Namkungia biryongensis (Namkung 1974) – type locality: Biryong Cave, Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
• Namkungia magna (Namkung 1986) – type locality: Balgudeok Cave, Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea

References

1. Storozhenko, S. and Park, J. 2002. A new genus of the ice crawlers (Grylloblattida: Grylloblattidae) from Korea. Far Eastern Entomologist 114: 18-20.
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.