''Namkungia'' is a genus of
cave-dwelling insect
Cave-dwelling insects are among the most widespread and prominent troglofauna (cave-dwelling animals), including troglobites, troglophiles, and trogloxenes. As a category of ecological adaptations, such insects are significant in many senses, ecolo ...
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. They belong, along with Mantophasmatidae (rock c ...
found in Korea. It contains 2 species, both of which are found in caves in
Jeongseon County,
Gangwon Province, South Korea
Gangwon Province is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. It is bound on the east by the Sea of Japan, and borders Gyeonggi Province to its west, North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to its south, and t ...
.
Species
These species belong to the genus ''Namkungia'':
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Namkungia biryongensis''
(Namkung 1974) – type locality:
Biryong Cave,
Jeongseon County,
Gangwon Province, South Korea
Gangwon Province is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. It is bound on the east by the Sea of Japan, and borders Gyeonggi Province to its west, North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to its south, and t ...
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Namkungia magna''
(Namkung 1986) – type locality:
Balgudeok Cave,
Jeongseon County,
Gangwon Province, South Korea
Gangwon Province is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. It is bound on the east by the Sea of Japan, and borders Gyeonggi Province to its west, North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to its south, and t ...
References
Grylloblattidae
Insects of Korea
Cave insects
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